Volleyball season concludes at NEWMAC Quarterfinal against Babson

BY ELODIE MULLER ‘29

STAFF WRITER

The 2025 season for Mount Holyoke College’s volleyball team came to a close on Tuesday, Nov. 11, with a 3-1 defeat to Babson College. The game was Mount Holyoke’s first playoff appearance in nearly 20 years. The No. 7-seeded Mount Holyoke went up against the second-seeded Babson at Babson Park, Massachusetts.

For Mount Holyoke, the starting lineup consisted of Sadie Duffrin ’26, Elle Rimando ’26, Madeline Barton ’26, Sonja Gray ’28, Milan Dansoh ’29 and Amelia Ringor ’26. For Duffrin, Rimando, Barton and Ringor, this was their last volleyball game at Mount Holyoke College, as they graduate in spring 2026.

The Lyons lost their initial set at a score of 25-13. This loss was compounded by losing the second set with a score of  25-20. However, a glimmer of hope came in the third set as Mount Holyoke won with a score of 25-23. The winning point in that set was scored by senior  Rimando. Ultimately, however, Mount Holyoke’s season came to an end with a loss, with the final set ending in a score of 25-16 in favor of Babson.

Despite the disappointment of the season’s ending, Mount Holyoke’s volleyball team still holds its head high. This season marked the team’s “second winning record” since 1992 and the most total and conference victories since 1994, according to the Mount Holyoke Athletics website. Though the team will face the loss of its graduating seniors next season, the future still looks bright for Mount Holyoke’s volleyball team.

Karishma Ramkarran ’27 contributed fact-checking.

Cross country wraps up 2025 season with NCAA Championships

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Mount Holyoke’s cross country team closed out their 2025 season with the NCAA Championships.

BY BEI JIA VIGGIANO ‘28

SPORTS EDITOR

As November comes to a close and Fall Break begins, Mount Holyoke College’s cross country team has finished its 2025 season.

The Lyons’ cross country season kicked off at a Wellesley Invitational on Friday, Aug. 29, on the Nehoiden Golf Course in Wellesley, Massachusetts. Mount Holyoke placed third out of four teams, behind winner Wellesley College and runner-up Brandeis University. Simmons University followed Mount Holyoke in fourth place. Mount Holyoke’s total time was 1:45:47, with the average time being 21:09.

The first and only invitational event in September took place in the latter half of the month. The UMass-Dartmouth Invitational was held on Saturday, Sept. 20, in Dartmouth, Massachusetts. The Lyons placed 22nd out of 36 teams, including the winner, Boston University, and runner-up, Brown University. Mount Holyoke’s total time was 2:05:26, and the Lyons’ average time was 25:05.

In October, Mount Holyoke participated in the Keene State Invitational at Owl Athletic Complex on Saturday, Oct. 4, in Keene, New Hampshire. The Lyons placed 12th out of 26 teams, which included Williams College, the winner, and Tufts University, the runner-up. The Lyons’ total and average times were 2:05:07 and 25:01, respectively. At the Connecticut College Invitational at Harkness Memorial State Park in Waterford, Connecticut, on Saturday, Oct. 18, Mount Holyoke placed 27th out of 33 teams. Once again the roster included Williams and Tufts, who earned first and second place. Mount Holyoke’s total time was 2:06:34, while the average time was 25:18.

The month of November featured several postseason events, beginning with the New England Women's and Men's Athletic Conference Championships at Highland Park in Attleboro, Massachusetts, on Saturday, Nov. 1. The Lyons emerged 10th out of 12 competing teams. MIT and the United States Coast Guard Academy placed first and second, respectively, while Mount Holyoke was behind Salve Regina University and followed by Emerson College. The Lyons’ total time was 2:10:39, and the average time was 26:08.

Halfway through November, Mount Holyoke participated in the National Collegiate Athletic Association Regionals, held at St. Lawrence University in Canton, New York, on Saturday, Nov. 15. The Lyons placed 18th out of 25 teams, closely behind SUNY New Paltz and followed by Hartford University. Williams College emerged triumphant, with Middlebury College as the runner-up.

The final cross country event of the 2025 season was the NCAA Division III Championships, organized at the Roger Milliken Center in Spartanburg, South Carolina, on Saturday, Nov. 22, at 12 p.m.

Karishma Ramkarran ’27 contributed fact-checking.