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Women's Volleyball Runs Streak To Nine, Prepares For Defending Ivy Champs
October 05, 2007 | Women's Volleyball
Reigning Ivy League Player of the Week Lindsey Ensign recorded 16 kills and six blocks to lead Princeton to a 3-1 win over Columbia Friday night at Dillon Gym. The Tigers, currently riding a nine-match win streak, will face three-time defending Ivy champion Cornell Saturday at 4 p.m.
With the 30-12, 30-23, 16-30, 30-20 win, Princeton improved to 10-3 overall, 2-0 in the Ivy League. The Lions, who showed grit with an impressive performance in the third game, fell to 3-10, 0-2 in the league.
Four players recorded at least 10 kills for Princeton, which hit .290 for the match. Ensign's 16 led the team, while fellow junior Parker Henritze followed closely with 15 kills. Sophomore Sheena Donohue and junior Kelli Grobe added 10 apiece, wuth Donohue adding 11 digs. Senior Jenny McReynolds led Princeton with 15 digs in the victory, while junior Bailey Robinson paced the offense with 47 assists. Four players had at least one ace, with Henritze leading the way with two.
Princeton came out on fire, jumping out to leads of 12-4 and 20-7 before cruising to a 30-12 win. Columbia took an early 5-0 lead in the second game, but Princeton bounced back with five of the next six points to get right back in it. A 4-0 service run by Donohue gave Princeton a 12-11 lead, and a later service run by Sasha Sadrai built a six-point lead for the Tigers, who held on for a 30-23 win.
Columbia came out swinging in the third game and took advantage of a slow Princeton start. Three straight service aces by Cassie Ligh set the tone, and a later 5-0 service run by Alex Marchyshyn iced the game for the Lions. Ensign took control immediately in the fourth, scoring points with both kills and blocks early in an eventual 30-20 win.
Princeton is now one of two unbeatens in league play. Dartmouth swept Yale to move to 3-0 in Ivy play and stay a half game ahead of Princeton. The Tigers will host Cornell tomorrow; the Big Red ended Princeton's championship hopes last season with a 3-0 win in Ithaca during the final weekend of league play.