Dartmouth Ends Season with Loss to Princeton

Saturday, November 10

Princeton, N.J.

5:00 PM

Dartmouth College

10-15, 5-9Ivy

Princeton

19-6, 12-2Ivy

Dartmouth

Princeton

Junior Abby Kott

Photo by: Doug Austin

11/10/2018 6:33:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Charlotte Brackett

PRINCETON, N.J. – Dartmouth volleyball saw its season come to an end with a 3-0 loss to Princeton (11-25, 23-25, 20-25) on Saturday evening. The Big Green concluded the 2018 campaign with an overall record of 10-15 and were 5-9 in Ivy League play, while the Tigers improved to 19-6 and 12-2.

Junior Abby Kott and sophomore Elise Petit both had six kills, while Petit also added five digs and two total blocks to lead the team with 7.5 points. Sophomore Lauren Douglas had seven digs and junior Corinne Cox was first with 17 assists.

The start of the first set was close, but Princeton started to pull away and soon had a 9-4 advantage. Dartmouth picked up a few more points along the way, but three Tiger points in a row ended the first set swiftly (25-11).

The Big Green found their stride in the second, jumping out to a 5-2 lead following two Princeton errors and kills by Petit (2) and junior Carly Tower. Dartmouth continued to get further ahead and soon had a six-point advantage (13-7), but the home team started to close the gap, tying the score at 16-16. The Green fought to stay ahead, but could not hold on to the lead, and Princeton took over. Dartmouth continued to battle right until the end, getting within one point off a Tower kill, but the Tigers soon took set two (25-23).

Princeton won the first two points of the third set and remained comfortably ahead until a 7-1 run from too many Tiger errors and a kill by freshman Francesca Meldrum pulled Dartmouth within two (20-18). The home team had a small run of its own to get within two points of victory, and while a kill by Kott put the Green within striking distance again, a Dartmouth error ended the match (25-20).