Lions Return Home For Homecoming Weekend

NEW YORK - The Columbia volleyball team (4-10, 2-3 Ivy) returns to the Big Apple this weekend as it opens up a five-game home stand with a Homecoming matchup against Harvard (Oct. 16) and Dartmouth (Oct. 17).

WHAT TO KNOW

The Lions will open the weekend with a Friday night matchup against the defending Ivy League Champion Harvard Crimson Tide at 7 p.m. before returning to the court on Saturday at 5 p.m. for a Homecoming matchup against Dartmouth.
Columbia has dropped its last two meetings against the defending Ivy League champions but has won its last two against Dartmouth, taking a home-and-home sweep over the Big Green last season.
Saturday's matchup against Dartmouth will be part of a campus-wide Homecoming celebration as the Columbia football team hosts conference-rival Penn at 3:30 p.m. on Robert K. Kraft Field.

HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION

Both volleyball 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 both 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.

HOME SWEET HOME

The Lions are returning home to Francis Levien Gymnasium after playing on the road for the last eight-straight games.
In their only three home games this season, played during the Columbia Invitational, the Lions were able to hold opponents to a .128 attacking percentage while posting up an impressive 32 blocks in only 11 sets for an average of 2.91.
The offensive duo of Zoe Jacobs and Katarina Jovicic have dominated at home, averaging 3.45 and 3.56 kills per set, respectively, with Jovicic posting up a .638 attacking percentage during that time.

CHASING 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 1,708 total assists in her career, moving her into fourth all-time behind Cheryl Bucci (2,154).
With 81 kills already this season, Bailey Springer is nearing the top five in career kills with 793.
After moving into fourth place all-time after Columbia's win over Cornell (Sept. 26), Katarina Jovicic now has 222 total blocks in her career while Kesi Neblett (198) currently sits in seventh place all-time.

A QUICK LOOK AT HARVARD

The defending Ivy League champions head into the weekend with an 8-7 record on a four-game winning streak to hold a share of first-place in the conference with Yale.
The Crimson Tide swept three of its five Ivy League opponents this season while the other two went all the way to a deciding fifth set.
Leading Harvard this year is junior setter Corinne Bain who averages 2.39 kills, 5.64 assists, 3.34 digs and 0.69 blocks per set for a team-leading 183.5 points.

A QUICK LOOK AT DARTMOUTH

Dartmouth is rolling into the weekend on a three-game winning streak after having at least one set in each match decided by a win-by-two score.
The Big Green will be heading into the Big Apple after facing off with Cornell on Friday night at 7 p.m.
Dartmouth is led by Emily Astarita who is averaging 4.11 kills, 1.87 digs and 0.51 blocks per set for the Big Green.

COMING UP NEXT

The Lions will continue their five-game homestand next weekend as they host Cornell on Saturday, Oct. 24 at 2 p.m. live on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Schedule

Players Mentioned

Zoe Jacobs

Katarina Jovicic

Kesi Neblett

Jennifer Petrovich

Bailey Springer

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