Harvard and UNH on Tap for Dartmouth This Weekend

Dartmouth (5-11, 1-6) vs. Harvard (4-12, 2-5)
Date: Friday, Oct. 25
Time: 7:00 PM
Location: Hanover, N.H. / Leede Arena
All-Time Series: Harvard leads, 37-21
Last Time: Sept. 28, 2019 (W, 3-2)
Live Stats
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Dartmouth vs. New Hampshire (14-5)
Date: Saturday, Oct. 26
Time: 5:00 PM
All-Time Series: Dartmouth leads, 18-13
Last Time: Sept. 16, 2017 (L, 3-0)
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THIS WEEKEND
After having already played every Ivy League team once, Dartmouth volleyball is starting over at the top against Harvard. The Big Green will also host its penultimate non-conference opponent on Saturday, playing New Hampshire.

LAST TIME OUT
Dartmouth opened its six-match homestand last weekend, falling to Penn, 3-1 (21-25, 19-25, 25-23, 21-25) and Princeton, 3-0 (14-25, 17-25, 22-25).

Francesca Meldrum ended the weekend with 21 points, 16 kills and eight total blocks, all of which led the team.
Elise Petit had a double-double against Penn, ending the match with 13 digs and 10 kills. Throughout the entire weekend, she was second with 15.5 points,14 kills and 18 digs. She also added three total blocks.
Makenzie Arent had her eighth double-double of the season against the Quakers with 22 assists and 10 digs. She ended the weekend with 41 assists, 16 digs and three kills.

SCOUTING THE CRIMSON
Since falling to Dartmouth last month, Harvard has doubled its win total after taking down Brown (3-0) and Penn (3-1). The Crimson are now 2-5 in the conference standings.

LAST TIME AGAINST HARVARD
Sept. 28 – After dropping the first two sets, Dartmouth executed a perfect comeback, taking the remaining three sets to win its first Ivy League match of the season on the road against Harvard (21-25, 19-25, 25-20, 25-19, 15-6).

Arent had a double-double with 27 assists and 12 digs, while Meldrum led the team with 14 kills and 17.5 points and Bella Hedley was first with 15 digs and four service aces. Three players had career-high blocks: Tola Akinwumi (11 BA), Petit (7 BA) and Carly Tower (7 TB).

SCOUTING THE WILDCATS
UNH has had a great season so far, entering Saturday's match with an overall record of 14-5. The Wildcats are currently on a four-match winning streak, the last three of which have been won in straight sets.

LAST TIME AGAINST UNH
The Big Green and the Wildcats last met on Sept. 16, 2017, at UNH's Holly Young Invitational. The host walked away with a 3-0 victory (25-19, 25-23, 25-17).

IN THE CONFERENCE
Blocks – 1st (66.0)
Blocks/set – 1st (2.44)
Digs – 1st (373)

Assists – Arent, 5th (161)
Assists/set – Arent, 5th (5.96)
Aces – Hedley, T2nd (10)
Aces/set – Hedley, 4th (0.37)
Blocks – Meldrum, 2nd (30.0); Akinwumi, 3rd (25.0)
Blocks/set – Akinwumi, 2nd (1.32); Meldrum, 4th (1.15)
Digs – Hedley, 2nd (97)
Digs/set – Hedley, 6th (3.59)

CAN'T BE THERE?
Live stats can be found on DartmouthSports.com, while both matches can be watched live on ESPN+.

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
The Green will host Yale and Brown next weekend.

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