Volleyball Continues Conference Road Trip Up North
10/1/2015 10:47:00 AM | Volleyball
NEW YORK - The Columbia volleyball team (3-7, 1-0 Ivy) continues its five-game conference road trip this weekend as it heads up North to take on Yale (Oct. 2) and Brown (Oct. 3).
The Lions will open the weekend with a 7 p.m. match against the defending Ivy League Champion Yale Bulldogs before rounding out the weekend at 5 p.m. against Brown on Saturday.
WHAT TO KNOW
- Columbia heads into the weekend with a 1-0 conference record after a big 3-1 win over Cornell last weekend to snap a four-game losing streak.
- After dropping the first set to the Big Red, the Lions battled back with three-straight set victories to open Ivy League action with a win.
- Columbia has only defeated Yale on three occasions in program history as the Lions are looking to snap a 26-game losing streak to the Bulldogs.
HOW TO WATCH
- Both matches this weekend will be streamed live on the Ivy League Digital Network (ILDN) by visiting www.ildn.tv/Columbia.
- Links to live stats for all the matches can also be found on the volleyball schedule at GoColumbiaLions.com and fans can always keep up to date with Columbia volleyball on Twitter @CUVB.
CHASING DOWN PROGRAM HISTORY
- With an impressive 797 assists (9.96 per set) last year that was fifth in the single-season record books, junior Jennifer Petrovich now has 1,558 total assists in her career, putting her in fifth all-time behind Shannon Hunzicker (1,616).
- Bailey Springer is nearing the top five in career kills with 741.
- Katarina Jovicic recently moved into fourth place all-time in Columbia's win over Cornell (Sept. 26), putting her at 211 total blocks to surpass Heather Braungael while Kesi Neblett (186) currently sits in seventh place all-time.
A QUICK LOOK AT YALE
- The defending conference champions head into the weekend with a 6-4 record after opening Ivy League action with a 3-1 victory over Brown last weekend.
- This year, the Bulldogs are 2-2 at home and are averaging 12.87 kills, 15.84 digs, 2.13 blocks and 1.58 aces per set through 10 matches.
- Leading the way has been Kelly Johnson who holds an average of 3.68 kills and 2.45 digs per game for a team-leading 167.5 points this season.
A QUICK LOOK AT BROWN
- Brown heads into the weekend after a tough 3-1 loss to Yale last weekend, snapping a three-game winning streak after a sweep at the CCSU Invitational on Sept. 18-19.
- Leading the way for the Bears this year has been the attacking duo of Sabrina Stillwell (3.36 k/s, .314 attacking pct.) and Payton Smith (2.71 k/s, .325 attacking pct.).
- Smith also leads the team with 12 service aces this year while Melissa Cairo is just behind with 11.
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