Columbia
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Volleyball?s Comeback Against Princeton Comes Up Short
10/31/2014 10:56:00 PM | Volleyball
NEW YORK - With match point looming and trailing 16-24 in the fourth set, the Columbia volleyball team rallied behind four kills from Bailey Springer and pulled within one (23-24), but could not hold onto the comeback as Princeton took down the Lions, 3-1, Friday night at Levien Gymnasium. The setback came by set scores of 17-25, 28-26, 18-25 and 23-25.
Columbia (7-11, 3-6 Ivy League) was paced offensively by Bailey Springer, Zoe Jacobs and Anja Malesevic. Springer registered 14 kills with a .240 hitting percentage while Jacobs contributed 12 kills and 14 digs defensively, to post the first double-double of her career. Malesevic, meanwhile, chipped in 10 kills. Charlee Dyroff, who turned in 18 digs, moved into fourth place on the Lions' all-time digs list with 918.
Princeton (11-8, 6-3 Ivy League) combined to hit .232 on the day with a trio of Tigers posting double-digit kills with Kendall Peterkin's 24 leading the way. Nicole Kincade and Brittany Ptak added 14 kills and 11 kills, respectively.
Columbia fell behind early in the first set and Princeton rolled to a 25-17 victory. The Lions bounced back in a tightly contested second set. Columbia remained ahead despite 17 lead changes and six ties to take the set, 28-26, and level the match. Similar to the first frame, the third was all Princeton as the visitors took a 2-1 lead off a 25-18 third set win. Things looked down for the Lions in the final frame before the hosts' late rally, but the Tigers' sealed the victory off a kill by Ptak.
Columbia returns to action tomorrow as the Lions' host Penn at 5 p.m. at Levien Gymnasium live on the Ivy League Digital Network.
