Listen to Live Coverage of MIT-Coast Guard NEWMAC Semifinal

Nov. 2, 2007

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Friday's New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) Women's Volleyball Championship Tournament semifinal featuring top-seeded MIT and No. 4 U.S. Coast Guard Academy will be available live via audiocast from SportsJuice.com. Click here to catch all the action for the 5:00 p.m. match-up.

Earlier this season, MIT recorded a 30-28, 30-25, 30-14 win over host Coast Guard. The Engineers gave the Bears their first regular-season home conference loss in nearly four years, with the last defeat coming at the hands of MIT on October 21, 2003.

In the opening frame, Coast Guard established a 9-8 edge before the Engineers scored eight straight points. With MIT leading 18-10, the Bears went on an 8-1 run to cut their deficit to one. The Engineers countered by creating a three-point cushion that held at 29-26. Coast Guard picked up back-to-back points before MIT closed out the game.

The second stanza was knotted at 11 before the Engineers mounted a 10-4 run. The Bears slowly chipped away at the margin, eventually coming within three (26-23). MIT ended the late rally with several key blocks to seal the win.

The Engineers were too much to handle in the final game as they cruised to a 30-14 victory. As a team, Tech posted its best hitting performance of the night with a .343 percentage in the last game.

With 38 assists, Amanda Morris became the fourth player in MIT history to reach the 3,000-assist mark. Rose Zhong and Katie Rowe each notched nine kills while Zhong paced MIT with 12 digs. Katrina Ellison contributed eight kills as Jenny Li added seven kills and a team-high four aces. Barden Cleeland paced the blocking corps with nine blocks, followed by four from Rowe. Carrie Buchanan bolstered the back row's dig total with a tally of 10.