After its first loss in Ivy play against Cornell last week, the Women’s Volleyball team (8–6, 4–1 Ivy) faced Brown (9–6, 1–3) and Yale (9–5, 4–1) this past Saturday and Sunday. The Tigers won both games, beating Brown in four sets and Yale in three.
In a narrow first set against the Bears, the Tigers won by four points. Brown took the lead in the first few points, leaving Princeton trailing 5–0. It wasn’t until the two teams were tied 17–17 that Princeton started winning rallies and forced Brown to make several hitting errors, which solidified the set win.
In the second set, both Princeton and Brown started off strong, siding out every other point. Then, several ball handling errors by the Bears gave the Tigers a comfortable cushion, which they used to their advantage, winning the set 25–15. The Tigers lost the third set, but they were able to finish the game in four. Leading the Tigers in their offensive game was senior outside hitter Natasha Skov, with 20 kills. Senior setter Jessie Harris had 36 assists, and sophomore libero Cameron Dames finished the game with 19 digs.
Ending the game against Brown 3–1 in the Ivy League, the Tigers continued against the Yale Bulldogs on Sunday afternoon. Yale, the reigning Ivy League champions, came into the game on an eight-match win streak, with no losses in the Ivy League. The Tigers had fallen to Cornell last week, so they needed this game to end the first round of Ivy play strong. In the first set, the Tigers remained in the lead the whole time, never letting the Bulldogs flip the score. Senior right side hitter Maggie O’Connell, started off the game with a kill and ended off the first set with a total of six to help the Tigers battle against the Bulldogs, winning 25–19.
The second set started off tight, with Yale closely trailing Princeton until one of O’Connell’s hits was blocked, leaving the score tied 10–10. Then, a kill by senior outside hitter Devon Peterkin gave the Tigers back their lead, which they didn’t lose for the rest of the set, and won 25–14. The third set didn’t start off as close as the second one. A combination of kills by Yale and hitting errors made by Princeton put the Bulldogs 4–0 in the first couple of minutes. Later in the set, both teams were equally matched, tying the score five times. Then, the Tigers were able to break away and rack up several kills to put them ahead, ending the set 25–17, and the match 3–0.
Harris contributed 38 assists and 11 digs to secure the win over Yale, followed by 11 kills from junior middle blocker Clare Lenihan, 11 kills from O’Connell, and 10 kills from Peterkin.
The win against the Bulldogs puts the Tigers in second place in the Ivy League, trailing only Cornell.
Princeton’s next competitors will be the Harvard Crimson, which Cornell beat 3—1 on Saturday. Last year, the Tigers fell to the Crimson in the first round of Ivy play in a three set shutout, but won 3–0 in the second round. Princeton vs. Harvard will take place on Friday at 7 p.m. in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and the game will be streamed on ESPNU.
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