Three-Match Slate up Next for Women's Volleyball at Maryland

Friday, September 11

College Park, Md.

4:00 PM

Princeton University

Saint Peter's

Three-Match Slate up Next for Women's Volleyball at Maryland

September 10, 2026 | Women's Volleyball

PRINCETON, N.J. — After wrapping up the first weekend of play at Colgate, the Princeton University women's volleyball team returns to the court this weekend in College Park, Md. for the Maryland Tournament, taking on Saint Peter's on Friday at 4 p.m., Seton Hall Saturday at 1 p.m. and the host Terrapins Saturday at 6 p.m. at the XFINITY Center Pavilion.

The Tigers (0-3) come into the second weekend of the 2026 season searching for their first win after falling in three straight matches in Hamilton, N.Y. last weekend.

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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.

Draper as the Difference Maker
The 2023 Rookie of the Year and 2025 Ivy League Player of the Year is sixth in the Princeton record books for Most Assists in a Career (2783).

Stellar Season For Shelby
Burriss was the Ivy league Rookie of the Week twice last season. In her first season, she ranked eighth in the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.342), seventh in blocks (56) and tenth in blocks-per-set (0.78) as well as fourth on the team in kills (129).

Back and Better
Sylvia Bunde, Taylor Clarke, and Olivia Foye missed parts of the 2025 due to injury. They are back to full strength for 2026.

Recap From Colgate Volleyball Classic
Princeton took Villanova to five sets on Friday before falling to the Wildcats to open the 2026 season. Jackie Onyechi led the Tigers with 14 kills, adding six blocks to her ledger, while Draper began her senior season with a 40-assist output, recording a double-double with 10 digs. Princeton then fell to both No. 7 Arizona State and the host Raiders in straight sets to conclude the weekend slate.

Stat Check-In
Ashtyn Sims (23), Sarah Hom (22), and Ava Harrington (21) have all totaled at least 20 kills through the first three matches of the year. Draper has registered 87 assists so far, averaging 7.91 per set. Burriss is leading her teammates with a .429 attack percentage, while Sydney Bold's 29 digs (2.64 per set) are a team-high number. Onyechi has 10 total blocks to begin her campaign.

Among Ivy League Leaders
Shelby Burriss currently ranks third in the Ancient Eight in attack percentage (.429), trailing just Cornell's Ava Bogan (.431) and Penn's Adell Murray (.462). Draper's assist total (87) and assist per set (7.91) are good for third as well.

Scouting Saint Peter's
The Peacocks are also coming into the weekend in search of their first victory. Saint Peter's is 0-7 to begin the year, coming off losses last week to Delaware State (3-1), Morgan State (3-1), Towson (3-0), and Loyola Maryland (3-0). Four different players have registered 40-or-more kills, led by Markela Tsagkopoulou (46) and Victoria Pruvost (45). Alondra Fargas has tallied a team-high 114 assists, while Ioanna Ververaki has 55 digs to lead the way, along with 17 total blocks from Julia Whaley. This is the first matchup between the Tigers and Peacocks since 2010, a 3-0 victory for Princeton.

Scouting Seton Hall
The Pirates are off to a hot start to begin their 2026 campaign, going 5-1 over their first six matches, most recently downing Western Carolina in five sets on Sunday in Asheville, N.C. Daria Safian leads the Seton Hall attack with 56 kills, while Gwen Adler has a team-high 133 assists, averaging 6.33 per set. Rylee Nelson has recorded a team-high 80 digs, while Mia Clyburn (16.0), Kennedy Horn (13.0), and Maddy Loiselle (13.0) are the block leaders. The Tigers and Pirates are meeting for the 21st time overall and for the first time since the 2022 season. That year, Princeton picked up a 3-1 victory at a tournament hosted by Stony Brook.

Scouting Maryland
After struggling last season with an overall record of 8-22, the Terrapins have gotten out of the gate quickly in 2026 with a 4-1 mark. They've rattled off three consecutive victories, defeating George Mason and UMES over the weekend at home, following a four-set win over Arkansas in Nashville at the Big Ten-SEC Challenge. Duru Gökçen has a .426 attack percentage and a team-leading 25.0 total blocks to begin her season, while Haley Melby's 55 kills are a team-high. Sara Toth is averaging 11.50 assists per set, while totaling 184 though her first five appearances. Defensively, Raina Chwialkowski has been sound with 67 digs (4.19 per set). The Terps have won two straight matches against the Tigers dating back to 2019. Princeton last defeated Maryland, 3-2, back in 2018.