Cornell and Columbia on Tap This Weekend

Dartmouth (7-11, 3-5) vs. Cornell (9-8, 5-3)
Date: Friday, Oct. 26
Time: 5:00 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. / Leede Arena
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Dartmouth vs. Columbia (9-9, 3-5)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 27
Time: 5:00 p.m.
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THIS WEEKEND
Dartmouth volleyball is back at home this weekend, hosting Cornell and Columbia. Both matches will be played at 5 p.m. and can be watched on ESPN+ with the purchase of a subscription, while the match against the Big Red can be also be viewed internationally.

LAST TIME OUT
After playing every Ivy League team once already, the Big Green started over at the top against Harvard, dropping the match by a score of 3-1 (25-22, 19-25, 21-25, 15-25) on Friday evening.

Elise Petit continued on a hot streak, leading the way with 11 kills and 13.5 points, while also contributing one assist, one service ace, three digs and two total blocks. Annemarie Horn was first with 16 assists, Zoe Leonard had 20 digs and Abby Kott led with five block assists.

The teams were neck and neck to start the first, trading points and never leaving a gap of more than a few points between them. Tied at 12-12, a 7-1 Dartmouth run full of Harvard errors and kills by Emma Moffet and Mallen Bischoff allowed the Big Green to take a 19-13 lead. The Crimson responded with five straight points to make it a one-point set and stayed within striking distance for the remainder of the set. With a 23-22 edge, a kill by Kott and an ace by Petit gave the first set to Dartmouth (25-22).

Harvard regrouped, coming out stronger in the second. Leading, 9-4, the Big Green started to chip away at that lead, capitalizing on Crimson errors and adding a few kills by Petit and Bischoff to pull ahead, 14-12. Following a few ties and locked at 17-17, Harvard broke away, using an 8-2 rally to make it a 1-1 match (25-19).

Dartmouth fought hard in the third, closing the gap every time Harvard pulled away. Trailing by a score of 16-11, a handful of Crimson errors and a kill by Francesca Meldrum made it a one-point set (17-16). The home team started to pull away, winning four points in a row to get to set point (24-19). A kill by Kott and an error on the other side of the net allowed the Green to get closer, but one more point gave Harvard the advantage (25-21).

Set four started in Dartmouth's favor and, kills by Petit and some Crimson errors gave the Big Green a 4-2 lead. Harvard came back with a vengeance, winning seven consecutive points to jump ahead (9-4). The Crimson further increased their lead until they were eight ahead (20-12) before kills by Bischoff and a Harvard error allowed the Big Green to get slightly closer (21-15). The home team won the last four points to shut the match down (25-15).

SCOUTING THE BIG RED
Cornell enters the weekend with an overall record of 9-8 and 5-3 in Ivy League play. Since their 3-0 victory over the Big Green in September, the Big Red have gone 2-3 in conference action, defeating Brown and Columbia while falling to Yale, Princeton and Penn.

LAST TIME AGAINST CORNELL
On Sept. 29, Dartmouth fell to Cornell, 3-0 (19-25, 18-25, 13-25) on the road. Nicole Liddle led with 13 digs, while Annemarie Horn was first with 14 assists and Bella Hedley had two of the team's four service aces.

SCOUTING THE LIONS
Columbia heads into its match against Harvard on Friday with an overall record of 9-9 and is 3-5 in conference action. Since the last time the Lions and the Big Green met, Columbia has had a bit of a tough time and has gone 2-4, defeating Harvard and Brown while being defeated by Yale, Penn, Princeton and Cornell.

LAST TIME AGAINST COLUMBIA
On Sept. 28, Bischoff had a season-high 16 kills and a career-high 20 points in the Green's 3-1 loss to the Lions (23-25, 25-23, 20-25, 18-25).

Bischoff also had two service aces, eight digs and four total blocks to go along with her kills. Corinne Cox was first with 19 assists, Hedley led with 13 digs and Meldrum led the team with six total blocks.

IN THE CONFERENCE
Team
Blocks/set – 2nd (2.44)
Solo Blocks – 2nd (38)
Block Assists – 3rd (226)
Total Blocks – 3rd (151)
Service Aces/set – 4th (1.26)
Digs/set – 5th (14.73)

Individual
Hitting % - Meldrum, 2nd (.349)
Solo Blocks – Akinwumi, 2nd (133); Meldrum, 5th (7), Kott, 10th (2)
Block Assists – Meldrum, 4th (50); Kott, 7th (41); Akinwumi, 8th (39)
Total Blocks – Meldrum, 4th (50); Akinwumi, 6th (52); Kott, 8th (43)
Blocks/Set – Akinwumi, 1st (1.27); Meldrum, 2nd (1.14); Kott, 10th (.90)
Digs/set – Leonard, 5th (3.94)

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
The Big Green will play their final non-conference match of the season on Tuesday, Oct. 30, taking on Bryant at 7 p.m.

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Players Mentioned

Mallen Bischoff

Corinne Cox

Bella Hedley

Annemarie Horn

Abby Kott

Zoe Leonard

Nicole Liddle

Francesca Meldrum

Emma Moffet

Elise Petit

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Schedules

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