BABSON PARK, Mass.—Senior Isabella Allen (Williamsville, N.Y.) and sophomore Angelina Holm (Denver, Colo.) combined for 25 kills and five blocks to help Babson College defeat visiting WPI in four sets, 25-17, 25-11, 22-25, 25-17, in New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference (NEWMAC) women's volleyball action on Tuesday night inside Staake Gymnasium. 

With its ninth consecutive win, Babson improves to 13-3 overall and 6-0 in conference play. WPI has dropped back-to-back matches to dip to 9-9 overall and 2-4 in the NEWMAC. 

Allen led all players with 13 kills to go along with two blocks, Holm finished with 12 kills, three blocks and two aces, and junior Zoe Ackerman (Aurora, Colo.) dished out 42 assists for the Beavers. First-year Misaki Harte (San Jose, Calif.) led all players with three aces and senior Sophia Shaw (Novato, Calif.) recorded a match-high 19 digs in the victory. 

Sophomore Anastasia Kelnik (Fair Lawn, N.J.) totaled eight kills and four blocks and first-year Bridget Spees (Saint Johns, Fla.) contributed six kills, eight digs and two blocks to pace the Engineers. Fellow rookie Lauren Boycourt (San Diego, Calif.) dished out 12 assists, first-year Olivia Hutchinson (Erie, Pa.) led all players with six blocks and senior Victoria Escuer (Caracas, Venezuela) chipped in with 12 digs and one ace in the loss. 

The Green and White jumped out to a quick 6-0 lead and then used a 7-1 run after WPI had pulled within two to put the opening set out of reach. Allen registered a kill and combined on a block to make it 15-12, while Holm and sophomore Sofia Ibarra (Coral Gables, Fla.) both provided a kill while combining on another block to give the Beavers' their largest advantage of the stanza at 21-13. 

The hosts got kills from four different player, including three by Holm, and aces from Ackerman, Harte, and sophomore Sabina Frosk (Coppell, Texas) to race out to a 14-5 edge in game two. The Engineers cut their deficit to 15-9 on consecutive blocks by Kelnik only to see Babson respond by scoring seven of the next eight points to stretch the lead to 22-10 on another ace by Harte. 

Down by as many as three early in the third set, WPI hit .296, took advantage of 10 errors by the Beavers and went on a 12-4 run to go in front 19-14. The Green and White got as close as two then made two straight errors, which was followed by a kill and a block by Hutchison that pushed the margin to 23-17 on the way to extending the match.  

Babson dominated in the fourth recording 15 kills and hitting .385 as a team. Up 11-9 early in the stanza, junior Allison Molendyk (Danville, Calif.) recorded four kills in the span of six points to give the Green and White a six-point lead that would get no closer than four the rest of the way. 

Both teams return to action on Saturday as Babson travels to Mount Holyoke at 1 p.m., while WPI visits Emerson at 11 a.m. 

MATCH NOTES
•    The Beavers are now 35-11 all-time against WPI and have won nine straight matches in the series going back to 2016. 
•    Ackerman passed Erica Yuan '04 for third place on the program's all-time list with her 2,371 career assists, while Allen became just the eighth player in school history to surpass 800 career kills in Tuesday's win. 
•    Babson is now 33-3 at home going back to the 2022 NEWMAC Tournament. 
•    The Green and White hit .218 in the victory and has now won 47 matches in a row when finishing with a hitting percentage of .200 or better.