Volleyball Set for Midweek Matchup vs. UNH; Travels to Harvard to Open Ivy Play Saturday

Match 10: New Hampshire (9-3) at Dartmouth (5-4) – Wednesday, Sept. 23, 6 p.m., Leede Arena, Hanover, N.H.

Match 11: Dartmouth (5-4) at Harvard (9-0) – Saturday, Sept. 26, 3 p.m., Cambridge, Mass.

HANOVER, N.H. – The Dartmouth volleyball team is back at Leede Arena on Wednesday to host New Hampshire before hitting the road Saturday for its Ivy League opener at Harvard.

Last Time Out
Dartmouth capped a landmark weekend at the Dartmouth Invitational, going 2-1 to improve to 5-4 on the season. The Big Green opened by falling to Binghamton in four sets, with Zori Brown pacing the offense with 19 kills, before rallying past Quinnipiac 3-1 as first-year Clementine Tebbe set a single-game program record with 14 total blocks — a mark that also leads the nation in blocks in a single match this season. Brown backed up her weekend with 14 kills in that win and was named the Ivy League's co-Player of the Week for her efforts.

Dartmouth then closed the tournament by beating Boston College 3-1 (25-20, 25-14, 17-25, 25-20), the program's first win over a Power Four opponent since 2015 and its first over the Eagles since 1998. Maddie LaFata turned in a double-double of 14 kills, 14 digs and four total blocks for 16.5 points, while Riley Imamura matched her with 14 kills and a team-high 10 digs.

Players to Watch
Zori Brown enters the week riding her Ivy League co-Player of the Week honor, having led Dartmouth in kills in back-to-back matches against Binghamton and Quinnipiac. Clementine Tebbe's record-setting blocking performance has been the story of the week for the Big Green, and how she builds on it against two more physical opponents will be worth watching. Maddie LaFata and Riley Imamura, fresh off their signature performances against Boston College, give Dartmouth its most proven one-two punch heading into Ivy League play.

Scouting New Hampshire
The Wildcats are 9-3 and have won five of their last six, most recently a straight-set win at Clemson on Sept. 18. UNH is hitting .229 as a team against a .171 mark allowed to opponents. Emma Converse leads the attack with 151 kills and a team-high 3.51 kills per set, while Rachel Grier (115 kills) also anchors the block with 32 total blocks. Setter Jessica Shattles is running the offense at a hefty 8.56 assists per set, and libero Hady Pickard leads the defense with 172 digs.

Scouting Harvard
The Crimson are off to a perfect 9-0 start and enter Ivy League play as one of the hottest teams in the conference, hitting .266 as a team while holding opponents to .150. Sofia Rossi paces Harvard's offense with 84 kills and a team-high 28 aces, while Ali Farquhar (82 kills, 27 total blocks) and Kayla Nwabueze (66 kills) add scoring punch. Ryleigh Patterson has been a load at the net with a team-high 51 total blocks, and setter Sophia Wei directs the Crimson offense at 5.90 assists per set.

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