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Princeton University Athletics
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Women's Volleyball to Host Yale and Brown
October 08, 2026 | Women's Volleyball
Match 12: Princeton (4-7, 2-1) vs. Yale (8-3, 2-1) 10/9, 6:00 p.m.
Match 13: Princeton (4-7, 2-1) vs. Brown (4-7, 2-1) 10/10, 5:00 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – The Princeton University women's volleyball team is closing out a five-match homestand when they continue play at Dillon Gym against Yale on Friday (5 p.m) and Brown on Saturday (6 p.m.).
The Tigers (4-7 overall) are tied for second place in the Ivy league at 2-1 along with the Bulldogs and Bears.
Last Time Out
Princeton had their first Ivy split weekend against Columbia and Cornell. The Tigers fiercely shut down the Lions for the 16th consecutive time in a clean sweep on Friday at Dillon. Princeton out-hit Columbia .346-.127, hitting over .300 in all three sets. The following evening did not ignite the same results, as the Big Red earned a straight set victory after three tight sets. Despite the loss, three Tigers tallied double-digit kills, led by 14 from Ava Harrington.
The Sydney Symphony
Sydney Draper continues to be an absolute force for the Tigers on all fronts. Draper totaled 32 assists to lead the Tiger's passing effort against Columbia, improving her all-time career record to 2696. She put on a tough showing defensively with a team-high tying eight digs against Cornell along with 31 assists, four kills, and three block assists.
Pair of Aces
The Tigers service line delivered a dominant performance, totaling 19 aces over the weekend. Erin McNair led the way with a career-high six against Columbia and tacked on an additional three against Cornell, earning her an honorable mention in the Ivy League Athletes of the Week. Harrington followed right behind with a combined seven aces from facing the Lions and the Big Red. Since Ivy play, Harrington and McNair are tied at first in the Ancient Eight with 11 service aces each.
Stat Leaders
Kills: Erin McNair (103)
Kills/set: Erin McNair (2.78)
Attack Pct.: Shelby Burriss (.336)
Assists: Sydney Draper (374)
Service aces: Ava Harrington (17)
Total blocks: Jackie Onyechi (32.0)
Solo blocks: Jackie Onyechi (5)
Digs: Sydney Bold (133)
Digs/set: Sydney Bold (3.24)
Among Ivy Leaders
Overall, Draper continues to stay at the top of the Ivy leaderboard, ranked second in assists (374) and assists per set (9.12). Bold is good for seventh in digs (133) and Shelby Burriss ranks eighth in hitting percentage (.336). Jackie Onyechi is 10th in blocks (32), Harrington ranks eighth in service aces (17), while McNair sits in 9th for service aces and 10th for kills (103).
Scouting Yale
The Bulldogs are eager to add another win to their 8-3 overall record after sweeping Dartmouth last Saturday to improve their Ivy League play to 2-1. Sophomore Ava Poinsett is pacing the offense, leading the team with 123 kills and 21 service aces. Senior Betsy Goodenow continues her impressive Yale career adding 17 more kills to her career total of 844. In the match against Big Green, Goodenow hit .414 with eight digs. Laurece Abraham, a senior middle blocker, is standing as a brick wall for the Bulldogs with 36 blocks on the season.
Scouting Brown
After back-to-back wins against Dartmouth and Harvard, the Bears (4-7, 2-1) cleaned up the Ivy League Athletes of the Week titles. Fisayo Afonja was named Player of the Week while Sophie Haskell was Rookie of the Week. Afonja, a junior middle blocker, led Brown last weekend with 36 kills and 39.5 points. Freshman libero/defensive specialist Haskell had an intimidating defensive presence fronting the Bears with 34 digs across their wins. Before taking on the Tigers in Dillon, Brown will face Penn in Philadelphia Friday night.
Championship Tradition
The Tigers won their 21st Ivy League title in program history in 2025, finishing Ivy play with a 11-3 record. Princeton's 21 Ivy titles are the most of any Ivy program.
Head Coach Sabrina King
King is in her 15th season as head coach at Princeton. She has guided the Tigers to seven Ivy League titles, four NCAA Tournament appearances and has been named Ivy Coach of the Year three times. Throughout her tenure as head coach, King has coached six Ivy League Players of the Year and 52 All-Ivy honorees. A member of the Class of 2001 at Princeton, she won three Ivy titles as a player, was the 1999 Ivy Player of the Year and was a three-time All-Ivy selection.
