Dartmouth Set to Play Penn and Princeton at Leede Arena

Friday, October 29

Hanover, N.H.

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

Penn

Stevens and Moffet volleyball action versus Columbia

Piper Stevens (L) and Emma Moffet

Photo by: John and Matt Risley

Dartmouth Set to Play Penn and Princeton at Leede Arena

10/28/2021 3:35:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Volleyball will play at home for the penultimate time in 2021 this weekend as it plays host to the Quakers and the Tigers

By: Charlotte Brackett

Dartmouth (10-7, 2-6) vs. Penn (5-12, 2-6)
Friday, Oct. 29
7:00 PM
Quakers lead, 42-9
Live Stats
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Dartmouth vs. Princeton (13-3, 7-1)
Saturday, Oct. 30
5:00 PM
Tigers lead, 41-10
Live Stats
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COVID-19 PROTOCOL
All fans are required to wear masks over their mouth and nose at all times while indoors.

THIS WEEKEND
The Big Green volleyball team are back at home this Friday and Saturday, hosting Penn and Princeton.

LAST TIME OUT
The score went to extra points twice, but Dartmouth couldn't hold off Harvard, dropping a 3-2 heartbreaker on the road Saturday (21-25, 25-16, 24-26, 25-14, 14-16).
·      This is the second time in the last month that the Big Green and the Crimson have gone to five sets and the second time Harvard has come away with the win.
·      Emma Moffet was first with 15 kills, 18 points and six total blocks, the first two being season-bests.
·      Karen Murphy led with 28 assists and Taite Ryan had a team-leading 15 digs.

SCOUTING THE QUAKERS
Since last meeting at the beginning of October, Penn has gone 1-4, winning against Columbia before dropping four straight to Cornell, Brown, Yale and, most recently, Princeton in five sets. Penn and Dartmouth (and Cornell and Columbia) are tied for fifth in the Ivy League standings with records of 2-6.

LAST TIME AGAINST PENN
On Oct. 2, the Big Green fell to the Quakers, 3-2 (25-17, 22-25, 17-25, 25-16, 13-15) at the Palestra.

Makenzie Arent had her sixth double-double of the year (40A, 21D), both of which were season-bests. Nicole Liddle led with a season-best 20 kills and 21 points and Francesca Meldrum was first with four total blocks.

SCOUTING THE TIGERS
Princeton had its 11-game winning streak snapped over the weekend by Brown with its 3-1 victory. The Bears only had one day to enjoy sitting alone at the top of the standings before falling to Yale, meaning the two teams are now sharing the spotlight and are tied for first with records of 7-1.

LAST TIME AGAINST PRINCETON
On Oct. 1, the Big Green had a 3-0 loss to the Tigers (10-25, 22-25, 16-25) on the road.

Emma Engstrom led with 17 digs, while Arent was first with her 15 assists. Ellie Blain had eight kills and 8.5 points and Meldrum had three blocks.

IVY LEAGUE STATISTICS
Team
Digs – 1st (1184, 17.16)
Assists – 3rd (804)
Kills – 3rd (886)
Aces – 3rd (108)

Individual
Digs – Engstrom, 1st (331)
Digs/set – Engstrom, 1st (4.80)
Hitting % - Gibbs, 2nd (.379)
Kills – Blain, 3rd (237)
Kills/set – Blain, 5th (3.54)

NCAA
Digs/set – Dartmouth, 15th (17.16)
Digs/set – Engstrom, 37th (4.80)
Kills/set – Blain, 126th (3.54)

CAN'T BE THERE?
Live stats and video for the matches can be found on DartmouthSports.com. To keep up-to-date on all of Dartmouth volleyball's news, follow the team on Twitter: @DartmouthVBall.

NEXT UP FOR DARTMOUTH
The Big Green will be on the road for the last time in 2021 looking to complete the season sweep against Cornell and Columbia after having defeated them a few weeks back.