NEWTON, Mass. - The Mount Ida College women's volleyball team captured a 3-0 sweep of visiting non-conference foe Curry College Thursday evening in Newton, Massachusetts by scores of 25-12, 25-16, and 25-8. The Mustangs improve to 6-5 overall, while the visiting Colonels fall to 2-6 for the year.

The Mustangs were led by senior captain Rachelle Gilbert (Corunna, IN/Dekalb) with 13 kills on 24 attempts with only one error while record 23 digs in the process. Junior outside hitter Jennifer Ferreira (Shirley, MA/Ayer) added eight kills along with four digs.

Freshman setter Nicole Peixoto (New Bedford, MA/New Bedford) dished out 14 assists for the game while senior captain Cody Fusco (San Francisco, CA/San Francisco Waldorf) added nine assists, three kills, and four service aces. Freshman libero Lauren Rushalski (Brick, NJ/Brick Memorial) chipped in 18 digs for second best for the team.

The bright spot for the visitors was freshman Courtney DiBiasio (Coventry, RI/Coventry) powering the offense with eight kills. Junior Kaitlyn Poirier (Acushnet, MA/New Bedford) dished out six assists. (Match recap courtesy of Mount Ida Sports Information)