Big Green Take Down Delaware State 3-0, Win Fourth Straight Match

Saturday, September 14

Storrs, Conn. / UConn Volleyball Center

7:00 PM

Dartmouth College

4-1,0-0Ivy League

Delaware State University

2-7,0-0MEAC

Delaware St.

Dartmouth

Big Green Take Down Delaware State 3-0, Win Fourth Straight Match

9/14/2024 9:42:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

STORRS, Conn. – The Dartmouth women's volleyball team took down Delaware State, 3-0 on Saturday evening from the UConn Volleyball Center. Maddie LaFata and Emma Symon both had a .455 hitting percentage for the Big Green.

This is Dartmouth's fourth straight win.

SET BREAKDOWN:

25-17, Dartmouth; 25-12, Dartmouth; 28-26, Dartmouth

The Big Green improve to 4-1 (0-0 Ivy League) and Delaware State falls to 2-7 (0-0 MEAC).

Score: Dartmouth 3, Delaware State, 0
Records: Dartmouth (4-1, 0-0 Ivy League), Delaware State (2-7, 0-0 MEAC)
Location: Storrs, Conn. (UConn Volleyball Center)
Date: Friday, Sept. 13, 2024

UP NEXT:

Dartmouth returns to the court on Sept. 15 when they round out play in the UConn Invite against the host at 1:00 p.m.
The Big Green open the home season when they host the Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 20 – Sept. 22.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE:

Delaware State jumped in front to begin the match, but Dartmouth responded and took the lead back thanks to a solo block from LaFata and a kill from Kauany Gutz.
The Big Green stayed in front, opening up to a 16-10 lead and forcing a Delaware State timeout.
Dartmouth charged on and took the first set, 25-17. A kill by Symon secured the set.

SET TWO:

Delaware came out hot in the second set but two straight aces from Emma Engstrom and a kill from LaFata tied the set 4-4.
Dartmouth broke away once again with two 7-2 runs, 19-12 Big Green.
The Big Green ended the set with nine unanswered points, 25-12. Of those nine points, Gutz had five, four of which were consecutive kills.

SET THREE:

The teams traded points until the score was 11-11. The Hornets scored four straight to take a 14-11 lead, forcing a Dartmouth timeout.
Out of the timeout, Dartmouth tied it up, 14-14.
The Hornets went on a 5-0 run, giving themselves a 24-21 lead. Faced on set point, Dartmouth went on a 5-1 run, pushing the set to extra points.
The Big Green closed out the set on two consecutive kills from Lafata and Piper Stevens, 28-26.

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