BOSTON, Mass.– Penn Volleyball took on Harvard tonight, falling to the Crimson in a five-set fight 25-22, 25-22, 22-25, 13-25, and 13-15.
Zada Sanger led the Penn offense totaling 17 kills, 21 points, and hitting .255.
Haley Kerstetter also added 12 kills, 15 points, and hit .524. On the defensive side,
Adell Murray tallied 2.5 blocks, and
Lauren Van Wie led the back row with 17 digs, while
Jenna Garner and
Nathalie Tsai each tallied 13.
Against Harvard, Penn totaled 56 kills, 11.0 blocks, and 64 digs, while the Crimson had 45 kills, 9.0 blocks, and 48 digs. For Harvard, Ryleigh Patterson led the offense with 14 kills, hit .333, and tallied 6.5 blocks. Yvette Easton led the Crimson back row with 26 digs.
HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | Penn and Harvard started off back and forth with multiple ties, until the Quakers gained a lead at 11-10. However, Harvard was able to push a tie again at 21-21. From there, the Crimson only scored once more before Penn took the set 25-22.
SET 2 | Harvard started off strong, creating an early lead until a five-point scoring run from Penn tied it at 16-16. From there, Penn and Harvard went on to tie three more times before Penn pulled out the win 25-22.
SET 3 | Harvard again started off this set strong, holding a lead until 11-11, and then again until 17-17. After this, the Crimson began to pull away, creating their final lead that would finish out the set 25-22.
SET 4 | The back and forth began early this set and continued until a four-point scoring run from the Quakers creating a 10-7 lead. From there, Penn went on to score only three more points before Harvard was able to create multiple scoring runs and take the set with the largest deficit of the night, 25-13.
SET 5 | The back and forth began early this set, with both teams working hard to take this game. Penn created a small lead which led Harvard to push to tie at 11-11, and then again at 13-13. However, two kills from Kayla Nwabueze led the Crimson to take the set 15-13, and the game 3-2.
QUAKER NOTEMEAL
» Penn is now 10 – 7 overall this season, and 28-23 all-time vs. Harvard
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Zada Sanger led the Penn offense totaling 17 kills, 21 points, and hitting .255
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Haley Kerstetter also added 12 kills, 15 points, and hit .524
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Adell Murray tallied 2.5 blocks
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Lauren Van Wie led the back row with 17 digs
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Jenna Garner and
Nathalie Tsai each tallied 13 digs
UP NEXT
Penn will host Princeton in the Palestra Friday, October 23
rd, at 6:00pm.
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