Dartmouth Set to Open Ivy League Play Against Harvard

Dartmouth (4-6, 0-0) vs. Harvard (5-4, 0-0)
Date: Friday, Sept. 21
Time: 7 p.m.
Location: Hanover, N.H. / Leede Arena
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THIS WEEKEND
After playing at four tournaments in less than three weeks, the Dartmouth volleyball team will have just one match this weekend, opening Ivy League play at home against Harvard.

LAST TIME OUT
The Big Green had a 2-2 weekend at the Hofstra Asics Invitational and the Battle of the Big Apple, taking down Seton Hall and St. Francis (Brooklyn), while falling to Hofstra and Fordham.

Head coach Gilad Doron picked up his 200th career win following the St. Francis victory.

Nicole Liddle had a great weekend: in three matches, she had 52 points (4.73/set), hit .321, had 51 kills (4.64/set) while digging 2.09/set. Against Seton Hall, she finished the match with 21 kills (7.0/set), which was a career-high.

Abby Kott also played well, finishing her four matches with 29 kills, five digs and eight block assists to end the weekend with 33 points. Francesca Meldrum led the team with 10 total blocks, Emma Moffet had a .415 hitting percentage, Bella Hedley was first with six serve aces and Zoe Leonard had 49 digs.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
Harvard opens conference action with a 5-4 mark. The Crimson had a slow start to tournament play, going 2-4 through two invites, but soon turned things around to win their last four matches, taking down Boston College, Northeastern and UMass Lowell most recently.

LAST TIME AGAINST HARVARD
The Big Green and the Crimson last met on Oct. 20, 2017 at Leede Arena, a match Harvard won, 3-0 (25-23, 25-22, 25-23).

Samantha Bozoian and Elise Petit were first on the team with nine kills each, while Lauren Douglas had 16 digs and Tori Dozier led with 29 assists. Morgan Dressel played well ending up with three block assists and four kills.

IN THE CONFERENCE
Even though this is the first Ivy match of the season, Dartmouth is doing well among its Ancient Eight opponents:

Team
Blocks – 1st (15 BS, 116 BA, 73 total, 2.21/set)
Service Aces – 5th (42, 1.27/set)
Digs – 5th (510, 15.45/set)

Individual
Hitting Percentage – Meldrum, 1st (.378)
Blocks/set – Meldrum, 2nd (1.21); Akinwumi, 3rd (1.17)
Solo Blocks – Meldrum, T2nd (6)
Block Assists – Meldrum, 4th (29)
Total Blocks – Meldrum, 4th (35)
Kills/set – Liddle, 3rd (3.21)
Assists/set – Horn, 8th (5.13)
Service Aces/set – Horn, 8th (.30)
Digs/set – Leonard, 5th (4.00)
Points/set – Liddle, 3rd (3.52); Meldrum, 7th (3.22)

CAN'T BE THERE?
Live stats will be available on Dartmouthsports.com, while fans can watch the match live on ESPN+. For updates throughout the match, follow the team's official Twitter: @DartmouthVBall.

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
The Big Green will be on the road next weekend, taking on Columbia and Cornell. Both matches can be watched on ESPN+.

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