Dartmouth Falls to Brown on Senior Day

Saturday, November 4

Hanover, N.H.

5:00 PM

Dartmouth College

8-13,5-7Ivy League

Brown

16-6,7-5Ivy League

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Brown	25	25	25	3
Dartmouth	14	22	14	0

Amelia Gibbs ’24

Photo by: Chloe Broeker

11/4/2023 8:12:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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Fifth-year Makenzie Arent surpassed 2,000 career assists in the loss

By: Kyle Relf

HANOVER, N.H. — Fighting for its Ivy League Tournament life, the Dartmouth volleyball team came up short against Brown in a three-set loss on Saturday at Leede Arena. Prior to start of the match, th Big Green honored their five seniors: Karen Murphy, Ellie Blain, Natalie Grover, Amelia Gibbs and Bomi Ogunlari.

Following the 3-0 (25-14, 25-22, 25-14) decision, Dartmouth dropped to 8-13 and 5-7 in the Ivy League. Brown improved to 16-6 and 7-5 in the Ancient Eight and clinched a spot in the Ivy League Tournament, which will once again be hosted by Yale.

Jilienne Widener's 13 kills on 26 attempts powered the Bears, who held Dartmouth to a sub-.100 hitting percentage. Maddie LaFata led the Big Green with kills with five and Makenzie Arent, who had 10 assists, became the fourth player in program history to reach 2,000 career assists. Gibbs tied a season-high with five total blocks.

In an opening set marked by runs, Brown's early 6-0 spurt spelled an early deficit for the Big Green. Trailing 12-4, Dartmouth regrouped with the help of a 5-0 run to come within two, 15-13. At that point, the Bears embarked on a 9-0 run, capped by back-to-back Victoria Vo aces, to gain a commanding 24-13 lead. Piper Stevens ended the run with a kill, but Brown ended the set with Mariia Sidorova's winner.

In the second set, it was another early Brown run that had Dartmouth behind the eight ball. The Big Green answered the Bears' 5-0 run by picking up six of seven points to tie the set at 15-15. Brown regained its momentum, but Dartmouth threatened by climbing within one (23-22) with the help of a Gibbs and Ava Roberts block. A Gabby Derrick block helped Brown reset, gaining the crucial two-point lead, before a Stevens error gave the game to the visitors.

Dartmouth had its first lead in any set (3-2) after Bomi Ogunlari's early kill, but Brown quickly earned an insurmountable lead after claiming nine of the next 10 points. The lead stretched to double digits at 21-11 with a Widener kill before Kate Sheire's swing sealed the Bears' sweep.

Now out of contention for the Ivy League Tournament, Dartmouth travels to Princeton and Penn next weekend to conclude the season. Both matches will be streamed live on ESPN+.