NEW YORK, N.Y. - The University of Pennsylvania volleyball team (5-18, 2-10 Ivy) came up short on Saturday night in Columbia falling to the Lions, 3-1. The Quakers will finish the season at home at The Palestra next week. 

Inside The Numbers - Box Score

* The Quakers out-hit Columbia in two of the final three sets of the match. Penn recorded a .379 in the second set to Columbia's .375 and .219 to .194 in the fourth.

* Parker Jones tied her season high of 18 kills on Saturday night. The sophomore has now hit 18 kills three times this season.

* Jones' .357 attack percentage is her second highest this season. It's the fifth time that she has hit above .300. 

* Brooke Behrbaum tied her career high of 10 kills. She last hit that mark in the team's first meeting against Brown. 

* Grace James' 47 assists were a career high for the senior. She has surpassed the 40 mark three times this season. 

How it Happened

The Quakers came out to a slow start on Saturday going down an early 11-5. A Brooke Behrbaum kill pulled Penn within two at 17-15, but a 5-1 run by the Lions made it 24-17. The Red and Blue took the next three points, but Columbia closed out the opening set, 25-20. 

Penn once again found itself in an early deficit in the second going down 7-2 early on, however, a 4-1 run led by two Parker Jones kills tied the set at 14. The Red and Blue lost the next point to go down 15-14, but Taylor Cooper tied it up once again at 15 and Penn would not trail again until late in the set. Down 23-22, Parker Jones tied it up at 23 with her seventh kill of the set and then it was Raven Sulaimon who gave the Quakers set point. A Columbia error handed Penn the set, 25-23 and tied the match at 1-1. 

The Red and Blue took that momentum into the third as the team took an early lead behind a 6-0 run. Tied at seven, Brooke Behrbaum tallied two kills during the splurge to give Penn a 13-7 lead. The Quakers led 17-13, but Columbia went on a run of its own to tie the set at 17. Sulaimon gave her team a 22-20 advantage late and three points away from a 2-1 lead, but the Lions took five of the ensuing six points to take the third 25-23. 

The Quakers took control early in the fourth as well going up 9-5 behind two more kills from Jones. However, Columbia climbed back to tie the set at 14. A 6-1 run put the Lions up 22-19. Penn came within two at 23-21, but Columbia won the final two points as Penn fell 25-21 and 3-1 overall. 

What's Next

The Quakers will return to The Palestra next weekend when they will wrap up the season against Dartmouth and Harvard.