Women's Volleyball 10/24/2026 6:57:00 PM Ernie Bertothy

Yale Defeats Brown for Sixth Straight Win

Yale captain Laurece Abraham had team-best 10 kills and hit .562

The Bulldogs improved to 7-1 in the Ivy League.

NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- The Bulldogs won their sixth straight match with a 3-0 victory over Brown on Saturday at John J. Lee Amphitheater. The scores of the match were 25-19, 25-16 and 25-16.

Set one (25-19, Yale)

Betsy Goodenow and Ava Poinsett each had four kills.
Kalyssa Taggart had 12 assists on 15 Yale kills.
The turning point: Cam Bolane broke a 12-12 tie with a kill, followed by a Poinsett ace and an Isabel Patterson kill for three straight Yale points.

Set two (Yale, 25-16)

Yale ran off seven straight points to overcome an early deficit and take a 9-8 lead.
Mila Mijailovic served up for straight points that included an ace to give Yale a 16-13 lead.
Yuri Park closed out the set with three straight service aces.

Set three (Yale, 25-16)

Laurece Abraham had five kills on six swings.
Taggart had 11 assists and five digs.
Bolane had two blocks and two kills -- and Yale held a 3-1 edge in blocks.

Notes

The Bulldogs improved to 13-3 overall and 7-1 in Ivy League play.
Poinsett and Arya Jue each had 11 digs in the match.
Jue now has 947 digs in her Yale career.
Taggart finished with 33 assists and 10 digs.
Yale is 8-1 at home this year.

Up next

The Bulldogs head back on the road next weekend to face Dartmouth and Harvard.

?? MATCH POINT ?? #ThisIsYale https://t.co/Nsv5R2QZI7
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Ava Poinsett! #ThisIsYale https://t.co/6n6e8K3b9y
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Cam Bolane paints the line! ?? #ThisIsYale https://t.co/wphkdCS0gi
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Laurece Abraham with a blast! ?? #ThisIsYale https://t.co/GgnPLVS4V3
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Yuri Park three straight aces to end the set! #ThisIsYale https://t.co/xBiAgFoqTq
— Yale Volleyball (@YaleVolleyball) October 24, 2026

Poinsett ?? Taggart ?? Patterson ? #ThisIsYale https://t.co/zYNSiR0oFv
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Players Mentioned

#4 Laurece Abraham: MB; 6' 1"; Senior; Legacy Volleyball

#10 Cam Bolane: MB; 6' 2"; Junior; Wave

#33 Betsy Goodenow: RS; 6' 0"; Senior; MAVs KC

#6 Arya Jue: LIB; 5' 8"; Senior; A5

#16 Mila Mijailovic: OH/DS; 5' 10"; Junior; City Volleyball Club

#11 Yuri Park: L; 5' 3"; Sophomore; Coast Volleyball

#23 Isabel Patterson: OH; 5' 10"; Junior; Athena Volleyball Academy

#2 Ava Poinsett: OH; 6' 0"; Sophomore; Coast Volleyball

#1 Kalyssa Taggart: S; 6' 0"; First Year

Players Mentioned

#4 Laurece Abraham
: 6' 1"; Senior; Legacy Volleyball
: MB

#10 Cam Bolane
: 6' 2"; Junior; Wave
: MB

#33 Betsy Goodenow
: 6' 0"; Senior; MAVs KC
: RS

#6 Arya Jue
: 5' 8"; Senior; A5
: LIB

#16 Mila Mijailovic
: 5' 10"; Junior; City Volleyball Club
: OH/DS

#11 Yuri Park
: 5' 3"; Sophomore; Coast Volleyball
: L

#23 Isabel Patterson
: 5' 10"; Junior; Athena Volleyball Academy
: OH

#2 Ava Poinsett
: 6' 0"; Sophomore; Coast Volleyball
: OH

#1 Kalyssa Taggart
: 6' 0"; First Year
: S