The crowd at Friday's non-league bout between the Wellesley Raiders (Wellesley, MA) and the host Needham Rockets (Needham, MA), saw Wellesley's volleyball squad beat Needham by a tally of 3-0.

With the win, Wellesley upgrades its record to 2-0 on the year. The Raiders host Walpole (Walpole, MA) to play the Rebels in a Bay State - Herget bout on Tuesday, September 11. The Rebels go into the bout with a record of 1-1. Walpole lost 3-2 in their recent non-league bout against Newton North (Newtonville, MA)

The Rockets now own a 1-2 record. They play next when they host Newton South for a non-league bout on Monday, September 10. Needham will play a Lions squad coming off a 3-0 non-league win over Cambridge Rindge & Latin (Cambridge, MA). The Lions record now stands at 1-0.

Game was a nail biter the majority of the game with leads going back and forth. Wellesley just ended up taking the leads at the end each time with a lot of service and hitting errors on Needham's end while they also took advantage of our defense with a number of tips. On Needham's end, Senior outside hitter Karolina Serhan finished with 4 service aces and 13 digs. Senior setter Becca Stormberg finished with 19 assists due to her hustle and hard work on the court.