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Princeton University Athletics
Friday, October 10
Hanover, N.H.
6:00 PM
Princeton University
8-4,3-1Ivy League
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Dartmouth
4-10,1-3Ivy League
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final F |
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| Dartmouth | 16 | 23 | 15 | 0 |
Women's Volleyball Hits Season-High .367, Earns 3-0 Sweep At Dartmouth
October 10, 2025 | Women's Volleyball
HANOVER, N.H. – The Princeton University women's volleyball team produced a season-high .367 hitting percentage in a 3-0 (25-16, 25-23, 25-15) sweep of Dartmouth inside Leede Arena Friday night.
Along with the Tigers' hitting percentage being a season-high, it was the fourth highest hitting percentage in a three-set match by an Ivy League team this season.
Lucia Scalamandre was dominant, recording a match-high 15 kills on a .737 hitting percentage. Scalamandre's hitting percentage ranks No. 17 in the nation for highest percentage in the nation for a player making 15-19 attempts. It was also her second highest hitting percentage of the season and she now holds the top four single-match highs for hitting percentage in the Ivy League in 2025. Scalamandre also tied the match-high in blocks with two.
Erin McNair tallied double figure kills for Princeton with 12, while Valerie Nutakor compiled nine kills and shared the match-high in digs with 14. Sydney Draper recorded her sixth double-double of the season with a match-high 34 kills and 14 digs, while Olivia Foye's two service aces tied for the match-high.
Led by a Nutakor kill, the Tigers opened the first set with a 7-1 run to take a commanding lead early. Princeton was able to maintain a five-point advantage at 18-13, before a kill by Shelby Burriss ignited a 5-0 run that gave Princeton a double figure advantage, 23-13. The Tigers went on to win the set, 25-16, and take a 1-0 advantage in the match.
The Tigers face Harvard (3-8, 2-1) at 6 p.m. tomorrow inside the Malkin Athletic Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Along with the Tigers' hitting percentage being a season-high, it was the fourth highest hitting percentage in a three-set match by an Ivy League team this season.
Lucia Scalamandre was dominant, recording a match-high 15 kills on a .737 hitting percentage. Scalamandre's hitting percentage ranks No. 17 in the nation for highest percentage in the nation for a player making 15-19 attempts. It was also her second highest hitting percentage of the season and she now holds the top four single-match highs for hitting percentage in the Ivy League in 2025. Scalamandre also tied the match-high in blocks with two.
Erin McNair tallied double figure kills for Princeton with 12, while Valerie Nutakor compiled nine kills and shared the match-high in digs with 14. Sydney Draper recorded her sixth double-double of the season with a match-high 34 kills and 14 digs, while Olivia Foye's two service aces tied for the match-high.
Led by a Nutakor kill, the Tigers opened the first set with a 7-1 run to take a commanding lead early. Princeton was able to maintain a five-point advantage at 18-13, before a kill by Shelby Burriss ignited a 5-0 run that gave Princeton a double figure advantage, 23-13. The Tigers went on to win the set, 25-16, and take a 1-0 advantage in the match.
Dartmouth came out strong in the second set, using a 5-0 run to jump out to a 5-1 lead. A Draper kill followed by a pair of Scalamandre kills saw Princeton take the lead, 8-7, and the Tigers would not trail for the remainder of the set. A kill by Burriss gave Princeton set point at 24-21, and while the Big Green were able to briefly extend the set, a Scalamandre kill gave Princeton the 25-23 second set triumph.S1: Princeton 12, Dartmouth 6
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) October 10, 2025
An Erin McNair kill gives the Tigers a six point advantage!
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The Tigers were able to edge ahead 11-9 in the third set, before a pair of Nutakor kills followed by a Foye service ace extended Princeton's advantage to give at 14-9. A kill by McNair led a 5-0 run that pushed the Tigers' lead out to 21-13, then another McNair kill gave Princeton match point at 24-15. Burriss slid right then put down the kill to give the Tigers a 25-15 victory in the third set along with a 3-0 sweep in the match.S2: Princeton 13, Dartmouth 11
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) October 10, 2025
Lucia Scalamandre rises for the solo block!
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Up NextMATCH POINT.
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) October 10, 2025
Shelby Burriss puts down the kill on a slide play as the Tigers sweep Dartmouth!#NCAAWVB pic.twitter.com/WFXZddrgVl
The Tigers face Harvard (3-8, 2-1) at 6 p.m. tomorrow inside the Malkin Athletic Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Team Stats
PU
Dart
Kills
46
33
Errors
10
16
Attempts
98
101
Hitting %
.367
.168
Points
57.0
44.0
Assists
42
32
Aces
6
6
Blocks
5
5
Game Leaders
Kills
15
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Kills
12
Aces
1
Blocks
1
Kills
9
Aces
1
Blocks
0
Kills
6
Aces
0
Blocks
2
Players Mentioned
MB
/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's Volleyball
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/ Women's VolleyballOH
/ Women's VolleyballOH/RS
/ Women's VolleyballMB
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