The Middlebury volleyball team (20-4, 7-3) cruised past Hamilton 3-0 in the regular season finale for both teams on Saturday. With the triumph, the Panthers complete a perfect 10-0 at home in Pepin Gym, while eclipsing the 20-win plateau for the 10th time and first time since 2012. Middlebury and Hamilton (7-12, 3-7) will travel to top-seeded Bowdoin next weekend for the NESCAC Championship. The Panthers earned the fourth seed and will take on fifth-seeded Amherst on Friday at 7:30 p.m., while the Continentals face the host school at 5:00 p.m. 
 
The Panthers took a commanding 11-1 advantage in the first set and never looked back. Katie Kraczkowsky was outstanding from the start, recording a pair of kills and a service ace during the opening run. Hamilton cut the deficit to 11-5 with the help of a trio of service aces from Melissa Morelli. Middlebury slowly increased its lead, easing to the 25-15 first set victory.
 
Leading 14-9 in the middle frame, the Panthers tallied nine unanswered points to extend their advantage to 23-9. During the run, Britt Lange had three service aces. The Continentals responded with a trio of points, but that was as close as they would get as Middlebury cruised to the 25-12 win.
 
The Panthers scored the first six points of the third stanza, with a pair of service aces from Ali Wheeler. Hamilton slowly chipped away at the deficit, getting within five (15-10) on a kill by Deirdre Corrigan. Middlebury responded, scoring seven of the next eight points to take a commanding 22-11 lead. Corley Doyle tallied three kills during the run, before the Panthers later secured the 25-16 victory on a kill by Maggie Wise. 
 
Doyle led all players with 14 kills and three blocks, while Kraczkowsky recorded a match-high 14 digs. Gabbie O'Toole dished out 34 assists during the victory.
 
Kate Carman recorded nine kills for Hamilton, while Morelli had 16 assists.