Big Green Defeat Bulldogs, 3-1, in Non-Conference Play

Wednesday, October 19

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

8-10

Bryant

13-13

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Bryant	17	25	21	19	1
Dartmouth	25	22	25	25	3

Big Green Defeat Bulldogs, 3-1, in Non-Conference Play

10/19/2016 9:28:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Dartmouth

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth volleyball played its final non-conference match of the 2016 season on Wednesday evening, defeating Bryant, 3-1 (25-17, 22-25, 25-21, 25-19). The Big Green improved to 8-10 on the season, while the Bulldogs dipped to 13-13.

Sophomore Zoe Leonard had a double-double with her 12 digs and 24 assists. Senior Emily Astarita had a team-leading nine kills, while freshman Carly Tower had a .389 hitting percentage.

“We got a win tonight in a mid-week match,” head coach Gilad Doron said. “There were some moments where we played well, but we still have a lot of work to do. Our defense is playing much better than they were a month ago. We just need to make sure that our offense is on point if we want to win against Harvard on Friday.

Dartmouth got off to a 6-0 lead in the first set following four Bryant errors, an ace by Leonard and a kill by senior Molly Kornfeind. The Big Green got as many as 11 points ahead (18-7) when the Bulldogs started to make moves, going on a 7-2 run to get themselves into double digits (20-14). A Bryant error, a kill by senior Kaira Lujan, an ace by sophomore Sierra Lyle and a Kornfeind kill put Dartmouth at set point (24-15) and, although they had to wait two more points, a Bulldog error gave the Big Green their first win (25-17).

The first two points of the second set went to Dartmouth but, after that, Bryant took control, going on an 8-2 run to lead, 8-4. The teams traded points and soon, the Big Green trailed by only one (18-17). Six consecutive points put the Bulldogs at match point (24-17), but the home team started to chip away at that lead, getting within two points off three Bryant errors and kills by senior Danielle Glinka and junior Sara Lindquist (24-22). There was not enough time to make a comeback, however, as one more kill gave the Bulldogs the set.

Bryant had a good start in the third and soon had a 7-3 edge, but that did not last long, as a 7-3 run on Dartmouth's side of the net tied the score at 10-all. From there, six straight points – separated by a single Bulldog kill – gave the Big Green a 16-11 lead. Dartmouth maintained a comfortable lead until the end when Bryant, trailing by a score of 23-17, scored three in a row to get within two (23-21). The Bulldogs did not get any further and an error by Bryant and a Lujan kill made it 2-1 (25-21).

Six of the first seven points of the fourth set went in Dartmouth's direction following kills by Glinka and Astarita and three Bulldog errors (6-1). Bryant would get within one point after a four-point run (13-12), but the visitors would never get that close again. Five points in a row a few minutes later off kills by Lindquist and Astarita, a Bryant error and an ace by freshman Maddy Schoenberger put Dartmouth's third and final victory within grasp (23-15). Bryant crept a little closer, but one more error and a kill by Lujan ended the match (25-19).

Having played every Ivy League team once already, Dartmouth will start over at the beginning with a stand-alone match at Harvard on Friday.