Volleyball Hangs Tough with Cornell

Saturday, October 22

New York, N.Y.

2:00 P.M

Columbia University

4-13,1-7Ivy League

Cornell

4-13,2-6Ivy League

Cornell

Columbia

10/22/2022 5:07:00 PM | Volleyball

Box Score

The Lions played their Dig Pink game, benefitting metastatic breast cancer research

NEW YORK – Columbia volleyball (4-13, 1-7) hosted Cornell (4-13, 2-6) for its Dig Pink match on Saturday afternoon in support of the Side-Out foundation. The Lions were defeated by the Big Red 3-0.

In 10 years, Dig Pink has raised more than $15 million dollars for the Side-Out foundation metastatic breast cancer clinical trials and created a community of advocates more than 9,000 teams strong.

To learn more about the Side-Out Foundation and its mission, or to donate, visit
gocolumbialions.com/digpink

GAME ACTION
In a match where all three sets were decided by two points, Cornell came out on top. The Lions started strong, building a 15-9 lead in the first set. Later in the set, Eva Atkins recorded a kill from Candence Gronski, making it 23-19 in favor of Columbia. From there, the Big Red ripped off a 7-1 run, winning the set 26-24.

In the second set, it was Columbia mounting the comeback effort. Cornell led 15-10 before the Lions scored six unanswered points. Noelle Foster and Vanessa Pan capped the spurt with a kill and a service ace, respectively. The Lions grew their advantage to five points, leading 21-16. Another clutch late run from Cornell made it 24-23 in favor of the Big Red. Cornell went on to win 27-25.

The Lions were up 13-9 in the third set before Cornell took a one-point edge with a 5-0 run. There were six lead changes in the final set. The teams fought hard for that set point. Aidan Conner came up with a big time kill, keeping the Lions alive when they were trailing 27-26. The Big Red scored the final two points, taking the set 29-27.

NUMBERS

Noelle Foster tied for the game-high in kills with 13, hitting .333 along the way.
Saj McBurrows had nine kills and seven digs.
Vanessa Pan had more digs than anyone on the court, tallying 21.
Ruby van der Heide had 23 assists.

Up Next
The Lions are back on the road next weekend, taking the trip to Providence, R.I. to face Brown on Friday, October 28 at 7:00 p.m.