In the days to come, the women’s volleyball team has a tough schedule as it face Brown (7–4 overall, 0–1 conference) this evening, Sept. 28, and Yale (7–3 overall, 1–0 conference) tomorrow, Sept. 29. Last season, the Tigers beat Brown 3–0 both times that they played, and they went 2–1 against Yale in their three-game matchup throughout the season.
Brown has a strong team this season with senior outside hitter Sabrina Stillwell, who lead the Bears in kills with 235 during her junior season, as a strong offensive player. Another powerful offensive player is setter Bailie Salk, who led the team with 413 assists last year. Defensively, Brown lost libero Melissa Cairo to graduation, but the team has powerhouse Jacqueline Jacobs, a junior middle blocker with 109 blocks during her sophomore year in the front row.
Yale was a powerhouse during the 2017–18 season. Having tied for best Ivy League conference record with Princeton, the Bulldogs ended up losing the match that determined the Ivy League NCAA team bid. Coming off of a 2–1 record in matchups against Yale last season, the Tigers are hoping to start off strong. Bulldogs Kathryn Attar and Kelley Wirth are both outside hitters that prove to be tough offensive threats. Combined, they finished last season with nearly 500 kills. Yale also has libero Kate Swanson backing up its defense. Swanson current leads the Ivy League in digs per set, at 5.03.
In their past two games against Brown, the Tigers haven’t lost a set. During their first matchup last season, current junior outside and right side hitter Devon Peterkin led the team with 14 kills, while current junior setter Jessie Harris had 33 assists and 13 digs. Against the Bulldogs, the Tigers have put up a fierce fight during the three games they played last year. During their first matchup at this time last year, current sophomore outside hitter Natasha Skov finished with 16 kills, while Harris finished this match with 49 assists.
The Tigers are coming into this weekend with trio Peterkin, junior right side hitter Maggie O’Connell, and sophomore middle blocker Clare Lenihan leading the offense. O’Connell leads the team in kills per set (3.37). Princeton also added a new starter to the line-up, freshman libero Cameron Dames, who is averaging 5.7 digs per set and finished her Ivy League debut with 13 digs against Penn. Junior setter and team captain Harris is leading the Ivy League in assists per set at 11.28, while Brown’s setter Kristin Sellers is second with 10.52.
The matchups this weekend will be competitive, tough, and exciting to watch. Both matches will be held in Dillon Gymnasium, with Brown at 7 p.m. tonight and Yale at 5 p.m. on Saturday. Both games will also be live streamed on the Ivy League Network.
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