NORTON, Mass.—Senior Ruby Reich (Atlanta, Ga.) finished with 10 aces in a four-set victory over Wheaton College and Babson College hit .360 in a three-set sweep of Gordon College on Saturday afternoon inside Emerson Gymnasium. 

The Beavers defeated the Lyons 25-17, 25-22, 24-26, 25-15 in their opener and followed it up with a 25-17, 25-19, 25-14 triumph over the Fighting Scots to run their winning streak to 12. Babson is now 15-1 overall and 4-0 in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) play.

Babson 3, Wheaton 1
Junior Lauren Gips (Orlando, Fla.) hit .368 and led all players with 10 kills, while Reich added 12 assists and 10 digs to her 10 aces, which are the second most by a Division III player this season in a four-set match. Senior Erin Gray (Oakland, Calif.) contributed eight kills, junior Tatum Stelter (Glendale, Ariz.) had a match-high 17 digs and first-year Zoe Ackerman (Aurora, Colo.) chipped in with 18 assists and eight digs for the Beavers. 

Sophomore Celina Henn (Atwater, Calif.) recorded eight kills, senior Julianna Flack (St. Petersburg, Fla.) dished out a match-high 20 assists and first-year Jackie Hochberg (Tampa, Fla.) had 16 digs to lead Wheaton (8-6, 0-4 NEWMAC). 

Leading 16-15 in the opening stanza, the Green and White used a 9-1 run that included two kills apiece from Gips and first-year Natalie Molendyk (Danville, Calif.) to one-set advantage. Game two featured seven ties and three lead changes before a strong finish helped Babson pull out a three-point victory. The Beavers went in front 23-22 on a service error by Flack, Gips followed with a kill and then combined with senior Lulu McShane (Glencoe, Ill.) on set point. 

A wild third set saw the Green and White lead by as many as seven and trail by as much as five before scoring seven consecutive points to go back in front 24-22. The Lyons fought off two match points and got an ace from Henn followed by a Babson attack error to stay alive and force a fourth set.

The teams were deadlocked at 9-9 in the fourth before three kills and a block by Gray helped spark a 7-2 run that put the Beavers in front for good. Babson put away 10 kills and hit .333 while taking advantage of nine Wheaton errors in the frame. 

Babson 3, Gordon 0
Gray led all players with 12 kills, McShane and first-year Allison Molendyk (Danville, Calif.) both registered eight kills and Stelter recorded match highs of 12 digs and four aces for the Green and White. Ackerman dished out 13 assists and Gips and Natalie Molendyk both added four kills and two blocks in the win. 

Juniors Annie Murphy (Wenham, Mass.) and Joey Keltner (Anacortes, Wash.) both finished with nine kills and senior Kate Howe (Belfast, N.Y.) added 18 assists and seven digs for Gordon (9-5). 

The Beavers dominated the first set jumping out to a 15-4 lead and putting away 14 kills while hitting at a .385 clip. They scored seven of the first eight points in game two and then finished with a 7-2 spurt that included two aces by Reich and two kills by Natalie Molendyk after the Fighting Scots had closed within 18-17 for a two-set advantage. 

The teams were tied at 10 in the third before the Green and White pulled away by scoring 12 of the next 13 points. A pair of aces by Ackerman and two kills from McShane pushed the margin to 17-10 and Gray added a kill and a block as the lead ballooned to 22-11. 

Babson returns to action on Tuesday when it travels to Mount Holyoke at 7 p.m.

MATCH NOTES
•    The Beavers are 21-32 all-time against Wheaton and have won nine of the last 10 matches between the teams.
•    Babson is 6-4 all-time versus Gordon, which includes five straight victories. 
•    The Beavers' 12-match winning streak is good for the third longest since 2017 behind only the 22 straight victories in 2019 and last year's 16-match run without a loss.
•    The Green and White is 9-1 away from home this season.
•    Babson is now 51-4 in the month of September since 2019.