PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania volleyball team (7-5, 0-3) opens a weekend home series on Friday at 7 p.m. against Brown (9-4, 1-2) and follows it up with a matchup on Saturday at 5 p.m. against Yale (7-5, 3-0).
 
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Quaker Notemeal
 
*The Quakers have already eclipsed their win total from last season (6).
 
*Sophomore Daniela Fornaciari was named to the Ivy League Honor Roll for her 18 kills, four digs, one block and six block assists, while accounting for 23 points in weekend games against Cornell and Columbia on October 4^th and 5^th.
 
*Fornaciari ranks tied for fourth in the Ivy League in total blocks (34), ninth in hitting percentage (.312) and ninth in blocks-per-set (0.80).
 
*Fornaciari tallied a single-game career-high in kills against Cornell on October 4^th with 9, then tied it the next day against Columbia.
 
*Sophomore Margaret Planek ranks fifth in the Ivy League in service aces (17), fifth in service aces-per-set (0.35), fifth in points-per-set (3.36), sixth in total points (161.5), seventh in total kills (128) and eighth in kills-per-set (2.67).
 
*Junior Parker Jones ranks fifth in the Ivy League in total points (166.0), sixth in kills (152), sixth in kills-per-set (3.04), and sixth in points-per-set (3.32).
 
*Sophomore Carmina Raquel leads the Ivy League in digs (227), while also leading in average digs-per-set (4.54).
 
*Raquel's 27 digs against Chicago State on September 14^th remain an Ivy League single-game high for a five-set match.
 
*Sophomore Kylie Kulinski's 62 assists against Cal State Fullerton on September 21^st remain an Ivy League single-game high this season.
 
*Junior Caroline Leng ranks tied for sixth in the Ivy League in total blocks (34) and sixth in blocks-per-set (0.85).
 
*Junior Kacie Burton notched a career-high in assists with 47 on October 4th against Cornell.
 
Penn vs. Brown – Friday, 7 p.m.
Series Information
Records: Penn leads 50-22 | Last Meeting: October 26, 2018 (Brown, 3-1)
 
*Penn fell in both games against Brown during the 2018 season, losing a tight 3-2 decision at The Palestra and falling 3-1 in Providence, Rhode Island.
 
Previewing the Bears
*The Bears enter the matchup at 9-4, having split their last two games with Harvard and Dartmouth. The season has been headlined by an impressive six game winning streak, including a three-game sweep at the Friar Classic, defeating Coppin State, Farleigh Dickinson and the host Providence. Brown is led by junior and 2018 Honorable Mention All-Ivy performer Eliza Grover at right-side hitter and senior Makena Elhert at outside hitter.
 
Penn vs. Yale – Saturday, 5 p.m.
Series Information
Records: Penn leads 35-30 | Last Meeting: October 27, 2018 (Yale, 3-0)
 
*Penn dropped both games against Yale in 2018, falling 3-0 at The Palestra and in New Haven, Connecticut.
 
Previewing the Bulldogs
*The Bulldogs enter the matchup at 7-5 but red-hot, having won seven straight matchups and dropping just one set over those seven. Yale began the year with a challenging non-conference schedule, taking top programs like Oklahoma, Villanova, USC, Oregon State and Indiana down to the wire. The defending Ivy League Champions swept through several awards in 2018 and return many of the same players, including 2018 Ivy League Player of the Year and 1^st Team All-Ivy performer Frances Arnautou, 2018 Rookie of the Year and 1^st Team All-Ivy Ellis DeJardin and 2018 2^nd Team All-Ivy Samantha Bray.