NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Following a weekend sweep of Columbia and first-place Cornell, first-year setter Kalyssa Taggart and sophomore outside hitter Ava Poinsett took home Ivy League Rookie and Player of the Week, respectively, as announced on Monday, Oct. 19. 

In victories over the Lions and Big Red, Taggart accumulated 41 assists, 10 digs and a service ace. Taggart is currently leading the conference in assists per set (9.33). Poinsett has won her first Player of the Week award after being named Rookie of the Week six times in 2025. She racked up 31 kills this weekend, as well as three service aces, 21 digs and six total blocks. Poinsett is second in the conference in kills per set (3.36), third in service aces per set (0.49) and ninth in digs per set (2.87).

The Bulldogs will stay at the John J. Lee Amphitheater this weekend to play travel partner Brown on Oct. 24 at 5 p.m.