Regular Season Play Ends For Women's Volleyball With Senior Night Triumph Over Harvard

Saturday, November 11

Princeton, N.J.

5:00 PM

Princeton University

14-8,11-3Ivy League

Harvard

15-8,8-6Ivy League

Team	1	2	3	4	Final F
Harvard	22	25	22	24	1
Princeton	25	16	25	26	3

Regular Season Play Ends For Women's Volleyball With Senior Night Triumph Over Harvard

November 11, 2023 | Women's Volleyball

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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University women's volleyball team wrapped up regular season play with a 3-1 (25-22, 16-25, 25-22, 26-24) victory over Harvard Saturday night inside Dillon Gymnasium.

Prior to the match, a short ceremony was held honoring the Tigers' senior class consisting of Julia Cabri, Maya Satchell and Kathleen Bishop.

Satchell was dominant in the final home match of her career, recording a match and career-high kills on a .349 hitting percentage along with four digs and two service aces. Sophomore Lucia Scalamandre added 11 kills, five digs, two service aces and one block. Freshman Sydney Draper handed out a match-high 44 assists, and freshman Sydney Bold recorded a match-high 18 digs for the Tigers.

A pair of Chaney kills along with a Satchell kill gave the Tigers an early 3-1 advantage in the first set. A kill by Bishop ignited a 5-0 run that put the Tigers ahead, 11-5, but Harvard battled back to tie it up at 19-19. Another kill by Satchell sparked a 4-0 run that swung the momentum Princeton's way as the Tigers would go on take the first set, 25-22.

While the second set belonged to the Crimson, a kill by sophomore Valerie Nutakor early in the third set led a 5-0 run that gave the Tigers a 6-1 advantage. While it was close, the Tigers stayed in front for the remainder of the set. Up 18-15, a kill by Scalamandre ignited a 4-0 run that saw Princeton's advantage increase to seven, 22-15. From there, the Tigers would go on to earn a 25-22 third set victory.

Princeton started the fourth set strong, opening it with a 6-0 run sparked by a sophomore Nutakor kill. With the Tigers up 12-8, another kill by Nutakor led a 4-0 run that put Princeton in front, 16-8. Harvard was able to narrow the deficit to two at 20-18, then eventually earn set point at 24-18. Satchell ensured her senior night ended on a high note, recording a kill that led a 3-0 run on which the Tigers would close the match out on. A kill by junior Mariah Haislip saw Princeton take match point before the contest ended on a Crimson attacking error, 26-24 in the set and 3-1 in the match.

Up Next
The Tigers, who are the No. 2 seed, open play at the Ivy League Tournament semifinals against No. 3 seed Brown in New Haven, Connecticut, on Nov. 17 at 4 p.m.