Volleyball Falls to Yale, 3-0

Saturday, October 20

New Haven, Conn.

4 p.m.

Columbia

Yale

10/20/2007 12:00:00 AM | Volleyball

By: Columbia University Athletics

NEW HAVEN, CONN. ? Columbia was swept in three games in an Ivy League match at Yale. In game one, the Lions jumped out to an 8-5 lead, with kills by Lauren Russell and Amalia Viti. After a kill by Ally Mendenhall, Kristen Wilk served for six consecutive points, giving Yale a 13-9 advantage and forcing Columbia to take a timeout.

The Bulldogs rattled off two more points before the Lions got a side out, and Columbia could not rally from the early deficit, as Yale took game one 30-19.

Columbia knotted game two at 9-9 on a kill by Cassie Ligh, but an ace and back-to-back kills by Nicole Perkins gave Yale a 13-10 lead. Lydia Mailander served for four consecutive points to put the Bulldogs up 18-11 and they did not trail the remainder of the game.

Yale pushed out to a 9-6 lead in game three and then got solid serving from Kelly Ozurovich, including two aces, to take a six-point lead, 21-15. The Bulldogs kept at least a five-point lead for the remainder of the game.

Viti led the Lions with 12 kills, while Ligh had 16 digs. Shannon Hunzicker had 27 assists with five digs in the loss.

Columbia (3-15, 0-7 Ivy League) returns to action on Friday, October 26, when the team hosts Penn at 7 p.m.