NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Bulldogs exploded to win three straight sets and won their Ivy League opener in front of a raucous crowd at the John J. Lee Amphitheater on Friday night. The scores of the match were 23-25, 16-25,. 25-23, 25-23 and 18-16.
"We really battled tonight," Yale head coach
Erin Appleman said. "We showed our depth and had a lot of people step up and provide a spark."
Match summary:
- The Bulldogs won their 14th straight home match, and have won six of seven.
- Yale improved to 6-3 on the season.
- Tonight's victory was the first five-set match of the season.
- In the tie-breaking fifth set, Mila Yarich had four kills, while Isabella Mendoza had three.
- The fourth set featured 13 tied scores, and the fifth had seven.
- Betsy Goodenow, the reigning Ivy League Rookie of the Week, tied for a team-high 13 kills with Yarich.
- Maile Somera had a match-high 27 digs.
- Gigi Barr had 11 kills and hit .409, while Isabella Mendoza had 10 over the final three sets.
- Laurece Abraham had four clutch kills in the fourth set, and Audrey Leak had a key kill and solo block in the fifth.
- Bella Chan, Carly Diehl and Somera each had two service aces. The Bulldogs held an 8-5 edge in the match.
Up next:
The Bulldogs host Penn and Princeton next weekend.
