Regis College 3, Mount Ida College 1 (21-25, 25-16, 25-18, 25-19)
The Mustangs won their first set of the season but Regis fought back to win three straight sets to close out the match. Mount Ida was paced by six kills from Hillary Kostner (Corona, Calif.) and five kills from Abbey Fedigan (New Fairfield, Conn.). Nicole Batakis (East Longmeadow, Mass.) and Haley Paradis (Hampton, N.H.) chipped in three kills apiece, while Nicole Peixoto (New Bedford, Mass.) had two kills, an ace, and 22 assists. Kelcey Koolman (Bedford, N.H.) notched a game-high 26 digs, while Kostner had three service aces in the setback.
WPI 3, Mount Ida College 1 (25-21, 23-25, 25-11, 25-19)
Mount Ida was led by the duo of Fedigan and Kostner, who combined for 14 kills in the losing effort. Peixoto paced the Mustangs with 23 assists, and also had nine digs. Koolman had a team-leading 11 digs to go along with one kill and one assist. Freshman Maryssa Dwyer (Quincy, Mass.) led all players with five service aces.
Freshman Cassandra Tomerlin (La Quinta, Calif.) led the way for the Engineers with 16 kills, while senior Holly Ganser (Seward, Alaska) and Maddy Werth (Bedford, Mass.) chipped in with eight kills apiece. Tomerlin also paced her team with 11 digs to go along with two block assists. Freshman Carolina Meyer (Easton, Mass.) led all players with 32 assists, and also had two service aces and seven digs. Kenzie Whalen (Hollis, N.H.) pitched in for WPI with nine kills, two service aces, and a team-leading three blocks.
The Mustangs will finish off their participation on Saturday in Day Two of the Regis Invitational, when they will battle MIT at 12:00 pm and Eastern Nazarene at 2:00 pm.