Women's Volleyball Overcomes Yale, 3-1

Friday, October 15

Princeton, N.J.

7:00 PM

Princeton University

12-2,6-0Ivy League

Yale

10-5,3-3Ivy League

Yale

Princeton

Photo by: Beverly Schaefer

October 15, 2021 | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

PRINCETON, N.J. – In a rematch of the 2019 Ivy League playoff, the Princeton University women's volleyball team outlasted Yale University 3-1 (25-23, 15-25, 25-21 25-22,) Friday night inside Dillon Gymnasium.

The victory was the Tigers' 11^th-straight, and moved Princeton to a perfect 6-0 in conference play. Junior Avery Luoma led the way with a match and career-best 20 kills, topping her previous career-high of 17 from Princeton's match at Towson University on Saturday, September 4, and also led the match in blocks with six. Junior Melina Mahood also recorded a career-best 17 kills, besting her previous career-high of 15 from Princeton's win over Harvard University on Saturday, October 10. Junior Lindsey Kelly had a match-high 52 assists, while junior Elena Montgomery had a match and career-high 18 digs. Montgomery's previous career-high of 15 came against the University of Arkansas on Saturday, September 14, 2019.

The opening set began as a back-and-forth battle, until Yale gained the upper-hand at 13-9. Head Coach Sabrina King called a timeout as Princeton looked to regroup, and Luoma would deliver a spectacular kill following the timeout to make it 13-10. Princeton would eventually use a 3-0 run featuring a pair of Montgomery kills to tie it up at 20-20, but the Bulldogs held on for the 25-23 win in the set.

Sparked by a Montgomery block, the Tigers started the second set on a 3-0 run. Up 4-3, the Tigers then used a 6-0 run led off by a Luoma kill to create separation from Yale and take an 11-3 advantage. Princeton maintained its advantage throughout the set, taking an 18-11 lead on a senior Julia Schner kill. Yale attempted to halt Princeton's momentum, but the Tigers went on to prevail in the set with a score of 25-15.

Princeton opened the third set on a 5-0 run, led off by a Montgomery kill. Yale would knot the score at 8-8, then race out to a 15-13 lead. Sparked by a Schner kill, the Tigers used a 3-0 run jump head, 17-16. A Montgomery kill gave Princeton a 22-20 advantage, then Yale would a call a timeout and attempt to halt Princeton's momentum. It would be to no avail, as Princeton closed the set out on a 3-0 run and came out on top, 25-21.

An early 5-0 run led off by a Mahood kill gave Princeton an 8-2 advantage in the fourth set. The Tigers maintained their momentum throughout the set, taking a 17-10 lead following a Mahood kill. The Bulldogs showed resilience and would tie it up at 21-21, but a Montgomery kill out of a timeout swung the momentum back the Tigers' way. Princeton closed the set out with back-to-back Luoma kills, and won the set 25-22 and the match 3-1.

A 3-1 Win Over Yale & A Thrilling Night of Volleyball!

Ready to do it all over again at 5 p.m. in Dillon against Brown! pic.twitter.com/WYbG6jJMyn
— PrincetonVolley (@PrincetonVolley) October 16, 2021