Big Green Defeat Warriors in Straight Sets

Wednesday, November 13

Hanover, N.H.

5:00 PM

Dartmouth College

8-15

Merrimack

1-22

Merrimack

Dartmouth

Freshman Jojo Brown

Photo by: Doug Austin

11/13/2019 6:34:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Charlotte Brackett

HANOVER, N.H. – Dartmouth volleyball shut down Merrimack in straight sets (25-10, 25-20, 25-15) at Leede Arena on Wednesday evening.

Freshman Jojo Brown had a season-high 10 points and nine kills, also adding two digs and a pair of block assists. Classmate Makenzie Arent led with 19 assists, while sophomore Bella Hedley was first with 11 digs.

"This was a good team effort today," head coach Gilad Doron said. "We got to see a lot of different players play. Hopefully we'll be ready for senior weekend and to get a couple more wins at home. Jojo did really well. But, in general, the team was hitting well and I'm hoping that we can play even better this weekend."

Dartmouth jumped out to a 7-1 lead in the first set following kills by sophomores Nicole Liddle and Jael Campbell, freshman Taite Ryan and senior Carly Tower. Fast forward to the middle of the set and the Big Green were leading, 17-8. Dartmouth continued to get further and further ahead, going on a 5-0 run at the end to win (25-10).

Sophomore Francesca Meldrum had some huge kills early in set two, helping the home team take the lead right from the beginning (5-1). The Warriors went on a 3-0 run to get within one point before kills by Brown and an ace by Hedley allowed Dartmouth to put some distance between the teams (9-4). Merrimack controlled play for a while and an 11-6 rally gave it a one-point advantage (15-14). Five straight Green points gave them some breathing room and, even while trading each point, managed to hold the Warriors off (25-20).

After Merrimack won the first two points of the third, Dartmouth worked its way back following kills by junior Tola Akinwumi and sophomore Emma Moffet and ace by junior Lauren Douglas, though the set remained close (8-7). An 8-1 Big Green run gave them a comfortable lead that they never relinquished (16-8). The Warriors had a burst of energy at the end, but one final kill by Moffett ended the match (25-15).

The Big Green will close the year this weekend against Columbia and Cornell. Seniors Maddy Schoenberger, Abby Kott and Tower will be recognized before the match against the Big Red.