University of Pennsylvania Athletics

PHILADELPHIA – Quakers Volleyball took on Cornell in their Ivy League home opener, falling to in three sets 25-23, 31-29, 25-23.
 
Haley Kerstetter led the Penn offense hitting a .172, 11 kills, and tallying 13 points, and Zada Sanger tallied 9 kills. On the defensive side, Kerstetter and Sanger both tallied 4.0 blocks, and Addison Pollock led the back row with 28 digs, followed by Jenna Garner with 17.
 
Against Cornell, Penn totaled 40 kills, 8.0 blocks, and 80 digs, while Big Red had 45 kills, 10.0 blocks, and 71 digs. 

For Cornell, Jaida Sione led the offense with 12 kills and hit a .171. Sarita Pomar led the Big Red defensive with 18 digs, followed by Mary Willcott and Kiran Rio, both tallying 11.

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | The Quakers started off with an early lead 10-4, however Cornell quickly gained momentum to lock in the tie at 10-10. From there, Penn fought hard to create another lead, yet the Big Red was continued to push until it was 21-21. Lastly, a series of attack errors by Penn brought Cornell to close out the first set 25-23.

SET 2 | Penn started off with another lead 10-4 and maintained at least a two-point lead until Cornell closed the gap at 19-19. From there, back and forth between the two teams went into extra points, Penn gaining momentum and both teams working hard to come out on top with 13 ties and nine lead changes. Penn tallied 62 attempts, while Cornell had only 57, however Big Red managed to pull out a 31-29 win. 
 
SET 3 | Cornell's momentum from taking the last two sets showed early on in this third set, however Penn was able to force a tie at 10-10. From there, Cornell took the lead to create a five point deficit at 18-13, and managed to carry that lead to the end of the set 25-23.

QUAKER NOTEMEAL
» Penn is now 8 – 4 overall this season, and 26-25 against Cornell.
» Haley Kerstetter led the Penn offense hitting a .172, 11 kills, and tallying 13 points.
» Zada Sanger had 9 kills hitting a .220.
»  Addison Pollock led the defense with 28 digs, her 12^th with 10+ this season. 


UP NEXT
Penn will take on Columbia, Saturday, October 3^rd at 5:00pm at home in the Palestra.
 
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