Dartmouth Concludes Tournament Play at Dog Pound Challenge

DOG POUND CHALLENGE
Friday-Saturday, Sept. 20-21
Storrs, Conn.
Harry A. Gampel Pavilion

Friday
Dartmouth vs. Providence
12:00 PM
Live Stats
Video

Dartmouth vs. UConn
7:00 PM
Live Stats
Video

Saturday
Dartmouth vs. Holy Cross
3:00 PM
Live Stats

THIS WEEKEND
The Dartmouth volleyball team will play in one last tournament this weekend, heading to Storrs, Connecticut, for the Dog Pound Challenge. Over the course of two days, the Big Green will face Providence, the host UConn and Holy Cross.

LAST TIME OUT
Over the weekend at the Dartmouth Invitational, the Green dropped its matches to Hofstra (24-26, 21-25, 18-25), Hartford (12-25, 17-25, 18-25) and Fordham (21-25, 22-25, 25-19, 20-25).

Makenzie Arent earned her second consecutive Ivy League Rookie of the Week honor. She was first in assists (81), assists/set (8.10), digs (52) and digs/set (5.20). She had a career-high 29 digs in the last match of the weekend against the Rams. Arent also had her first double-doubles of the season (26 assists and 17 digs vs. Hofstra; 34 assists and 29 digs vs. Fordham).
Grace Wiczek was selected to the all-tournament team. She led the team in total points (37), kills (33) and hitting percentage (.194). She was also tied for first in total blocks (6) and also recorded 12 digs and one ace. Wiczek had a career-high 17 kills versus Fordham.
Nicole Liddle had her first double-double of the year against Fordham, ending up with 14 kills and 21 digs. She ended the weekend with 25.5 points, 22 kills, two aces, 34 digs and two blocks.

SCOUTING THE OPPONENTS
Providence
With their record of 5-5, the Friars have had a solid fall so far. At its annual Friar Volleyball Classic last weekend, the host wrapped things up with a 2-1 mark after defeating Fairleigh Dickinson and Coppin State and falling to Brown.

UConn
The Huskies are heading into their fourth consecutive tournament, playing host for the second time this month. UConn struggled at the Ohio Invite last weekend, falling to Virginia, Ohio University and the College of Charlestown, all by scores of 3-0.

Holy Cross
The Saints have had a slow start to their season, going 0-6 and winless through their first two tournaments before defeating Merrimack, 3-0, last week. After another 0-3 invitational, Holy Cross picked up its second win, this time over Hartford (3-0).

CAN'T BE THERE?
Live stats for all three matches can be found on Dartmouthsports.com. Video for the Dartmouth vs. UConn matchup is also available. To keep up-to-date on all of Dartmouth volleyball's news, follow the team on Twitter: @DartmouthVBall.

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
With tournament play now over, the Big Green will go right into Ivy League action. Dartmouth will be on the road for five straight matches, starting with Harvard on Saturday, Sept. 28.

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