PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania volleyball team (8-6, 1-4) head out on the road for two games, beginning with a Friday night matchup at Dartmouth (5-9, 1-4) at 7 p.m., followed by a Saturday night game against Harvard (3-11, 1-4) at 5 p.m.
 
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Quaker Notemeal
 
*The Quakers notched their first Ivy League win of the season on October 11^th against Brown, their earliest league win since 2017.
 
*Junior Kacie Burton and Freshman Autumn Leak were named to the Ivy League honor roll on October 14^th. The award is the third of its kind for Leak this season and the first for Burton.
 
*Burton tallied 73 assists, 14 digs, five kills and four blocks in weekend games against Brown and Yale.
 
*Leak combined to tally 26 kills, four blocks, three digs and factored into 28 points against Brown and Yale.
 
*Sophomore Daniela Fornaciari ranks fifth in the Ivy League in total blocks (42), eighth in hitting percentage (.308) and eighth in blocks-per-set (0.84).
 
*Fornaciari tallied a single-game career-high in kills against Cornell on October 4^th with 9 kills, then tied it the next day against Columbia.
 
*Sophomore Margaret Planek ranks tied for fifth in the Ivy League in service aces (18), fifth in points-per-set (3.38), fifth in total points (182.5), seventh in service aces-per-set (0.33), seventh in total kills (146) and eighth in kills-per-set (2.70).
 
*Junior Parker Jones ranks fourth in the Ivy League total points (188.0), fourth in kills (173), fourth in kills-per-set (3.09), and sixth in points-per-set (3.36).
 
*Sophomore Carmina Raquel leads the Ivy League in digs (247), while also leading in average digs-per-set (4.41).
 
*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 seventh in the Ivy League in total blocks (40) and seventh in blocks-per-set (0.87).
 
Penn at Dartmouth– Friday, 7 p.m.
Series Information
Records: Penn leads 49-9 | Last Meeting: November 9, 2018 (Penn, 3-0)
 
*Penn split the season series with Dartmouth in 2018, defeating the Big Green 3-0 at The Palestra and falling 3-0 in Hanover, New Hampshire.
 
Previewing the Big Green
*The Big Green enter the matchup at 5-9 on the season, having lost four straight games. After winning non-conference battles against Providence and Holy Cross, as well as their opening Ivy League affair against Harvard, the Big Green have mustered just three set victories in four games. Despite the losing streak, the Big Green have seen strong performances this year from sophomore Francesca Meldrum, who won Ivy League Player of the Week on September 30^th and freshman Makenzie Arent, a two-time Ivy League Rookie of the Week.
 
Penn at Harvard – Saturday, 5 p.m.
Series Information
Records: Penn leads 45-20 | Last Meeting: November 10, 2018 (Harvard, 3-1)
 
*Penn dropped the 2018 season series to the Crimson, falling 3-1 in The Palestra and 3-0 in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
 
Previewing the Crimson
*The Crimson enter the matchup at 3-11 on the season, having lost 10 of their last 11 matchups. After starting the season 2-1, the Crimson have struggled to get off the ground, suffering four shutout losses and winning just one match, in a 3-0 decision at Brown. The Crimson are led by junior Mindie Mabry, who has notched 125 kills this year and served as a catalyst for their offense, as well as sophomore Jaimie Rao, who has 107 kills.