Dartmouth Falls to UConn, 3-1

Sunday, September 15

Storrs, Conn. / UConn Volleyball Center

1:00 PM

Dartmouth College

4-2,0-0Ivy League

University of Connecticut

9-0,0-0Big East

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Dartmouth	27	16	18	14	1
UConn	25	25	25	25	3

9/15/2024 3:41:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

By: Callie Cyr

STORRS, Conn. – The Dartmouth women's volleyball team fell to an undefeated University of Connecticut, 3-1, on Sunday afternoon from the UConn Volleyball Center. The Big Green close out the weekend in Storrs 2-1.

SET BREAKDOWN:
27-25, Dartmouth; 25-16, UConn; 25-18, UConn; 25-14, UConn

The Big Green fall to 4-2 (0-0 Ivy League) and UConn improves to 9-0 (0-0 Big East).

Score: UConn 3, Dartmouth, 1
Records: Dartmouth (4-2, 0-0 Ivy League), UConn (9-0, 0-0 Big East)
Location: Storrs, Conn. (UConn Volleyball Center)
Date: Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024

UP NEXT:

The Big Green open the home season when they host the Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 20 – Sept. 22.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE:

UConn opened a 10-5 lead and held on to that lead the majority of the set.
The Big Green went on a 6-2 run to even the score at 19-19, forcing a UConn timeout.
Dartmouth outscored the Huskies 7-2 in the final points of the set off kills from Kauany Gutz, Ava Roberts and Kensington TeKrony, taking it 27-25.

SET TWO:

The Huskies scored the first point in the set off an ace and never looked back.
UConn led the whole way and won the set, 25-16.

SET THREE:

Dartmouth opened the set to a 3-1 lead, but UConn quickly jumped ahead and ran with it.
Back-to-back blocks by Maddie LaFata and TeKrony brought the Big Green back within one, 11-10 UConn.
The Huskies persisted and won the set, 25-18.

SET FOUR:

UConn gave themselves a 12-5 lead in the fourth set.
The Big Green went on a 4-0 run to close the gap, but UConn persisted, winning the set 25-14.

INSIDE THE NUMBERS:

Gutz led the team with 16 kills.
Piper Stevens had 15 digs for Dartmouth and Emma Engstrom was right behind with 13.
TeKrony had four blocks for the Big Green, a career high.