Celebration
Yale improved to 7-2 on the season.
3
Winner Yale Yale 7-2,1-0 Ivy League
1
Brown BRN 2-7,0-1 Ivy League
Winner
Yale Yale
7-2,1-0 Ivy League
3
Final
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Brown BRN
2-7,0-1 Ivy League
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Yale Yale 25 25 14 25 (3)
Brown BRN 13 22 25 22 (1)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball | | Ernie Bertothy

Bulldogs Earn 3-1 Win at Brown to Open Ivy Play

Laurece Abraham led the way with a career-high 22 kills

PROVIDENCE, R.I. – The Bulldogs opened conference play with a 3-1 road victory at Brown on Saturday.  The scores of the match were 25-14, 25-22, 14-25 and 25-22.

Set 1 (25-14, Yale)
  • Yale hit .406 in the opening set.
  • Team captain Laurece Abraham had six kills in the set to jumpstart a monster day.
  • Yale used a 10-2 run to pull away in the set – bookended by kills from Cam Bolane and Abraham.
Set 2 (25-22, Yale)
  • Kalyssa Taggart assisted on 12 of Yale's 15 kills.
  • Ava Poinsett accounted for four straight Yale points with kills to tie the set at 21-21.
  • With the set tied at 22-22, Bolane and Abraham provided back to back kills before a Brown error ended the set.
Set 3 (25-14, Brown)
  • Brown scored seven of eight points to take a commanding 11-5 lead.
  • Bolane and Bethanie Wu combined for Yale's only block assists of the set.
  • Abraham produced four kills in the frame.
Set 4 (25-22, Yale)
  • The final set was tied 11 times and had five lead changes.
  • Abraham was again outstanding with eight kills and three blocks.
  • The Bulldogs scored the final five points of the set. 
Match notes
  • Abraham's 22 kills marked a career high.  The middle blocker hit .559 and added five blocks.
  • Skylar Jackson had a season-high 16 digs for Yale.
  • Yale dished out a season-best 54 assists.
  • Poinsett produced a double-double – 13 kills and 13 digs.
Up next
  • The Bulldogs return home to host Harvard and Dartmouth next weekend.
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