Women's Volleyball Advances to Ivy Tournament Final for Second Consecutive Season

Friday, November 21

Princeton, N.J.

4:00 PM

Princeton University

17-6,11-3Ivy League

#4 Seed Brown

14-10,9-5Ivy League

Brown

Princeton

Women's Volleyball Advances to Ivy Tournament Final for Second Consecutive Season

November 21, 2025 | Women's Volleyball

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PRINCETON, N.J. – The #1 seed Princeton University women's volleyball team earned a 3-0 (25-22, 25-15, 25-21) sweep over #4 seed Brown Friday evening inside Dillon Gymnasium to advance to the Ivy League Tournament final for the second consecutive season.

"The job's not done. The job's not finished."

Hear what Sydney Draper had to say after recording a match-high 45 assists and five digs against the Bears!#NCAAWVB pic.twitter.com/gZTV9CVBuZ
— Princeton Women's Volleyball (@PrincetonWVB) November 21, 2025

Erin McNair led the Tigers with a match-high 16 kills and 10 digs for her fifth double-double of the season. Valerie Nutakor recorded 14 kills on a .419 hitting percentage and nine digs while Lucia Scalamandre tallied 10 digs on a .429 hitting percentage along with two blocks and two digs. 2025 Ivy Player of the Year Sydney Draper added a match-high 45 assists and five digs, while Sydney Bold compiled a match-high 17 digs.

The Bears got off to a fast start, opening the match with a 3-0 and jumping out to a 14-10 lead. Princeton battled back later in the set; with the score tied at 19-19, a kill by McNair ignited a 4-0 run that put the Tigers ahead, 23-19. The final two points of the set came from McNair kills as the Tigers earned the 25-22 triumph over the Bears.

With the score tied 4-4, a Brown attacking error led a 5-0 that put Princeton in front, 9-5. The momentum stated with Princeton throughout the set with a kill by Nutakor extending the Tigers' advantage to double figures at 22-12. Nutakor would also deliver the kill on set point, as the Tigers went up 2-0 in the match after a 25-12 second set victory.

The third set was played to a stalemate at 14-14 but kills by Scalmandre and Shelby Burriss put the Tigers in front 16-14. From there, Princeton would never look back as Scalamandre put down a kill to give the Tigers match point at 24-19. The Bears would add two more points, but McNair finished things off with a kill to give Princeton the win, 25-21 in the set, and 3-0 in the match.

Up Next
The Tigers play in the Ivy Tournament final at 6 p.m. tomorrow inside Dillon Gymnasium. The winner will get the Ivy League's automatic qualifier to the NCAA Tournament.