Big Green Drop Season Opener to FGCU, 3-1

Friday, September 6

Boston, Mass. / Cabot Center

3:00 PM

Dartmouth College

0-1,0-0Ivy League

Florida Gulf Coast University

4-1,0-0ASUN

FGCU

Dartmouth

9/6/2024 5:32:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

25-18, FGCU; 25-22, FGCU; 25-15, Dartmouth; 25-19, FGCU

By: Callie Cyr

BOSTON, Mass. – The Dartmouth College volleyball team dropped their season opener, 3-1, against Florida Gulf Coast University on Friday afternoon from the Cabot Center in the first game of the Northeastern Tournament.

SET BREAKDOWN:
25-18, FGCU; 25-22, FGCU; 25-15, Dartmouth; 25-19, FGCU

The Big Green fall to 0-1 (0-0 Ivy League) and FGCU improves to 4-1 (0-0 ASUN).

Score: FGCU 3, Dartmouth 1
Records: Dartmouth (0-1, 0-0 Ivy League), FGCU (4-1, 0-0 ASUN)
Location: Boston, Mass. (Cabot Center)
Date: Friday, Sept. 6, 2024

UP NEXT:

Dartmouth continues play in the Northeastern Tournament on Saturday, Sept. 7 at 11 a.m. when they take on Lindenwood.
The Big Green open the home season when they host the Dartmouth Invitational on Sept. 20 – Sept. 22.

HOW IT HAPPENED:
SET ONE:

The opening point was scored by Dartmouth on a kill by Piper Stevens. The next five scores went to the Eagles to take a 5-1 lead.
FGCU scored an additional four points but a run from Dartmouth evened the score at 9-9.
Two points from the Big Green, one of which was an ace from Stevens to even the score at 12-12, forced a timeout from FGCU.
FGCU controlled the rest of the set, taking the first, 25-18.

SET TWO:

The second set went back and forth early, with four ties until Dartmouth took a two-point lead off consecutive kills from Kauany Gutz, 6-4.
The set continued to be even, resulting in six more ties, this time FGCU added three consecutive points to take a 16-13 lead.
The Big Green went on a 5-3 run to shorten the FGCU lead to 22-19 which included a kill and an ace from Stevens.
The teams alternated scores for the next five until FGCU closed out the set, 25-22.

SET THREE:

A powerful kill from Maddie LaFata opened the scoring in the third set.
A clutch block from LaFata forced an FGCU timeout with Dartmouth leading 14-11.
The next eight points went back and forth between teams until three consecutive blocks from the Big Green gave Dartmouth a 19-14 lead.
Dartmouth dominated the remainder of the set, winning it 25-15.

SET FOUR:

The set started competitively with the teams exchanging two-point runs.
The Eagles opened up a five-point lead, but Dartmouth responded with three unanswered points to cut the FGCU lead back to two, 13-11.
FGCU regained a 16-12 lead. Dartmouth brought the score to 18-17 before the Eagles had four consecutive scores to once again jump ahead 22-17.
The Eagles closed out the final set, 25-19 on three unanswered kills.

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