BABSON PARK, Mass.—The trio of senior Martina Jankovic Chin (Zapresic, Croatia), junior Lauren Gips (Orlando, Fla.) and first-year Isabella Allen (Williamsville, N.Y.) each had seven kills and combined to hit .472 as No. 22 Babson College rolled to a three-set sweep of visiting Wheaton College, 25-20, 25-18, 25-18, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's volleyball action on Tuesday night inside Staake Gymnasium.

With the win, Babson improves to 18-2 overall and 8-0 in conference play, while Wheaton dips to 8-9 overall and 2-4 in the NEWMAC.

Senior Jordan Lapins (Calgary, Alberta) added six kills and six digs, sophomore Lauren Griffin (Los Altos Hills, Calif.) put away five kills, and graduate student Izzy Seebold (Concord, N.C.) dished out a match-high 21 assists for the Beavers. Sophomore Tatum Stelter (Glendale, Ariz.) registered a team-high nine digs and junior Ruby Reich (Atlanta, Ga.) doled out 15 third-set assists in the win.

Junior Annah Shaheen (Portsmouth, N.H.) recorded seven kills, while first-year Julia Wingler (Fuquay Varina, N.C.) and senior Bailey Madrzyk (Barrington, Ill.) both contributed five kills and three blocks to lead the Lyons. Senior Hannah George (Duxbury, Mass.) handed out 16 assists and classmate Sophie Wilhelm (Saunderstown, R.I.) led all players with 12 digs in the loss.

The opening set featured 16 ties and eight lead changes with neither team leading by more than two before the Green and White closed the stanza with six consecutive points. A kill by Griffin made it 20-20 and Gips recorded her third kill of the frame after Wheaton made back-to-back errors to stretch the Babson lead to 23-20. Junior Lulu McShane (Glencoe, Ill.) served up an ace and the hosts took advantage of another error by the Lyons on set point for a 25-20 victory.

Trailing 7-6 in the second, the Beavers got two kills apiece from Allen and Jankovic Chin as part of an 8-2 run to build a 14-9 advantage. Wheaton pulled back within one at 17-16 before Babson answered with a pair of kills by Allen and an ace from Lapins as part of a five-point spurt that extended the margin back to 22-16 on the way to a two-set lead.

The Green and White never trailed in game three hitting .407 and putting away 15 kills to finish off the sweep. The Lyons cut an early six-point deficit down to just two only to see the Beavers respond with nine of the next 12 points to take their biggest lead of the stanza at 19-11 on an ace by Lapins.

Babson returns to action next Tuesday when it travels to Simmons at 7 p.m., while Wheaton visits Bridgewater State on Thursday at 6 p.m.

MATCH NOTES
• The Beavers are 20-32 all-time against Wheaton but have won 12 of the last 15 matches between the teams since 2008.
• Babson is 8-0 on the year at home with five three-set victories.
• The Green and White, which hit .318 on Tuesday night, has finished with a hitting percentage of .210 or better in nine of its last 10 matches.
• The Beavers have won 15 straight regular season matches against NEWMAC foes going back to September of last year.