Saturday, October 12, 2019

Yale at Penn, 5 p.m. ET -  Watch on ESPN+ | Live Stats

Sunday, October 13, 2019

Yale at Princeton, 1 p.m. ET - TV: ESPNU | Live Stats

This Weekend

The Bulldogs look to extend their seven-match win streak this weekend with their first Ivy League road games of the season.  Yale heads to Penn for a matchup on Saturday.  On Sunday, the Bulldogs  make an appearance on national TV (ESPNU) for the second straight year with a Sunday match at Princeton.

Last Time Out

Yale defeated Harvard, 3-0, and Dartmouth, 3-1, last weekend to remain undefeated in league play.  In the win over the Crimson, Samantha Bray had 10 kills and hit .389, while Frances Arnautou had 35 assists and 14 digs in the sweep.  The next night, Bray smashed 17 kills and team captain Izzy Simqu added 15 to lead the Bulldogs. Arnautou had 44 assists, 10 digs and had eight kills without an error on 11 attacks for a .727 hitting percentage.

Home Court Advantage

With the victories last weekend, the Bulldogs improved to 6-0 at home this season.  In 2018, Yale went 10-0 at home and have won 16 straight matches at home. 

Spreading the Wealth

Five Bulldogs average at least two kills per set:  Rebekah Nemeth (2.77), Kathryn Attar (2.50), Samantha Bray (2.46), Ellis DeJardin (2.45) and Izzy Simqu (2.45). 

Serving it Up

The Bulldogs have a 71-49 edge in service aces over their opponents, which include four "Power 5" opponents and three conference matches.  Ellis DeJardin and Frances Arnautou share the team lead with 12 aces each.  Yale had a season-high 13 in the five set loss at USC on Sept. 13.  

Ivy League Honor Roll

Samantha Bray earned a spot on this week's Ivy League Honor Roll.  Bray averaged 3.86 kills per set and hit .523 in the victories over Harvard and Dartmouth. 

Scouting the Opponents

Penn (7-5, 0-3 Ivy) -- The Quakers lost to Cornell in five and lost 3-1 to Columbia last weekend. Parker Jones leads Penn with 3.04 kills per set, while Carmina Raquel paces the team with a 4.54 digs per set average.

Princeton (6-6, 2-1 Ivy) -- The Tigers defeated Columbia on Friday and fell to Cornell on Saturday.  Elena Montgomery and Devon Peterkin both average over three kills per set to lead the Tigers.