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Photo by: Beverly Schaefer
Women's Volleyball Wins Seventh-Straight, Downs Darmouth 3-0
September 30, 2022 | Women's Volleyball
HANOVER, N.H. – The Princeton University women's volleyball team extended its winning streak to seven matches Friday night inside Leede Arena, sweeping Dartmouth 3-0 (25-21, 25-17, 26-24.)
Along with the match being the Tigers' seventh-straight win, it was also Princeton's fifth-straight sweep as the Tigers have now won 15-consecutive sets, and 18 out of their last 19.
Senior Avery Luoma led the way with a match-high 19 kills on a .581 hitting percentage, while senior Lindsey Kelly finished with a match-high 37 assists. Freshman Valerie Nutakor led the match in service aces with. Defensively, senior Cameron Dames tied the match-high in digs with 14, and freshman Lucia Scalamandre tied the match-high in blocks with two.
The opening set began as a back-and-forth battle; with the score tied at 16-16 a kill by Luoma sparked a 7-0 run that saw Princeton surge ahead, 23-16. Dartmouth responded with a 5-0 run, narrowing the deficit to three at 23-20. Despite the Big Green's late run, the Tigers managed to hold on and prevail in the set, with set point come at 25-21 following a kill by Scalamandre.
Princeton opened the second set with a Scalamandre kill, and a 5-0. While the Tigers' run was halted, a kill by Luoma led off a 3-0 run that helped Princeton surge ahead, 12-3. Shortly after, a Nutakor kill sparked a 4-0 run, giving the Tigers a double-digit advantage at 16-6. The Big Green responded with a 6-0 run, making it 16-12, but that's as close as Dartmouth would get. A Luoma kill sparked a 3-0 run that gave the Tigers set point at 24-16, and Princeton would take the set, 25-17.
The third began as a stalemate, but a Big Green service error followed by a Luoma kill gave Princeton a three-point lead at 10-7. A Dartmouth attacking error saw the Tigers take a five-point lead at 14-9, but the Big Green battled back to take an 18-17 lead following a 4-0 run. With Dartmouth up 21-19, the Tigers battled back to tie the score after a Luoma kill and a Big Green attacking error. Nutakor delivered in the clutch, giving Princeton match point at 25-24 with a kill, then sealing the win for the Tigers with a service ace, making it 26-24 in the set and 3-0 in the match.
Up Next
The Tigers take on Harvard University (1-9, 0-1) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow night.
Along with the match being the Tigers' seventh-straight win, it was also Princeton's fifth-straight sweep as the Tigers have now won 15-consecutive sets, and 18 out of their last 19.
Senior Avery Luoma led the way with a match-high 19 kills on a .581 hitting percentage, while senior Lindsey Kelly finished with a match-high 37 assists. Freshman Valerie Nutakor led the match in service aces with. Defensively, senior Cameron Dames tied the match-high in digs with 14, and freshman Lucia Scalamandre tied the match-high in blocks with two.
The opening set began as a back-and-forth battle; with the score tied at 16-16 a kill by Luoma sparked a 7-0 run that saw Princeton surge ahead, 23-16. Dartmouth responded with a 5-0 run, narrowing the deficit to three at 23-20. Despite the Big Green's late run, the Tigers managed to hold on and prevail in the set, with set point come at 25-21 following a kill by Scalamandre.
S1: Princeton 22, Dartmouth 16
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) September 30, 2022
A 6-0 run!
Cameron Dames with the service ace! pic.twitter.com/o5AlHBunEM
Princeton opened the second set with a Scalamandre kill, and a 5-0. While the Tigers' run was halted, a kill by Luoma led off a 3-0 run that helped Princeton surge ahead, 12-3. Shortly after, a Nutakor kill sparked a 4-0 run, giving the Tigers a double-digit advantage at 16-6. The Big Green responded with a 6-0 run, making it 16-12, but that's as close as Dartmouth would get. A Luoma kill sparked a 3-0 run that gave the Tigers set point at 24-16, and Princeton would take the set, 25-17.
S2: Princeton 5, Dartmouth 0
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) September 30, 2022
A 5-0 run to open the second set!
Avery Luoma adds kill number six! pic.twitter.com/KZtu8QTDrE
The third began as a stalemate, but a Big Green service error followed by a Luoma kill gave Princeton a three-point lead at 10-7. A Dartmouth attacking error saw the Tigers take a five-point lead at 14-9, but the Big Green battled back to take an 18-17 lead following a 4-0 run. With Dartmouth up 21-19, the Tigers battled back to tie the score after a Luoma kill and a Big Green attacking error. Nutakor delivered in the clutch, giving Princeton match point at 25-24 with a kill, then sealing the win for the Tigers with a service ace, making it 26-24 in the set and 3-0 in the match.
MATCH POINT.
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) October 1, 2022
A Valerie Nutakor service ace gives the Tigers a 26-24 win in the third set, and a 3-0 win in the match!#NCAAWVB pic.twitter.com/bs4lskUZTP
Up Next
The Tigers take on Harvard University (1-9, 0-1) in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow night.
Team Stats
PU
Dart
Kills
53
38
Errors
15
11
Attempts
124
116
Hitting %
.306
.233
Points
60
47
Assists
48
37
Aces
5
5
Blocks
2
4
Game Leaders
Kills
19
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
0
Kills
11
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
7
Aces
3
Blocks
0
Players Mentioned
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