



The Pride won the match, 25-30, 30-13, 30-19, 30-20, to improve to 18-6 overall and 4-2 in the conference. The Beavers dropped to 8-9 overall and 2-4 in the NEWMAC.
Junior Aylene Ilkson (Baldwin, N.Y.), who was chosen as the NEWMAC Player of the Week this week, led Springfield with 14 kills and 28 digs in the match. First-year Bethany Stosz (Amherst, Mass.) hammered out 12 kills while Heidi Yohe (Deer Park, Wash.) added 11 kills.
The opening game victory was Babson’s first against Springfield since the inception of the NEWMAC back in 1998.
Springfield has a week off and will not return to action until next Tuesday when the Pride hosts Mount Holyoke in Blake Arena at 7:00 p.m.


Moira Long will enter her first season as head women's volleyball coach in the fall of 2011. With over 300 victories as a Division III women's volleyball coach, Long will continue Springfield's proud tradition as one of the top programs in the country.
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