NEW YORK, N.Y. - Penn Volleyball traveled to the Big Apple tonight to take on Columbia, winning against the Lions, 19-25, 25-18, 25-19, and 25-15.
 
Zada Sanger led the Penn offense totaling 16 kills, 16.5 points, and hitting .419. Jenna Garner also added 12 kills and hit .250. Reese Stringer had 21 assists while Nathalie Tsai had 17. On the defensive side, Haley Kerstetter tallied 4.0 blocks, and Lauren Van Wie and Jenna Garner led the back row with 11 digs each, making it Garner's ninth double-double of the season.
 
Against Columbia, Penn totaled 50 kills, 7.0 blocks, and 53 digs, while the Lions had 42 kills, 8.0 blocks, and 39 digs. For Columbia, Elise Hiemstra and Avery Jones led the offense with 10 kills each, and Delaney Seaman led the Lions back row with 15 digs. 

HOW IT HAPPENED
SET 1 | Columbia started off strong with a lead until the Quakers tied it at 12-12. From there, the Quakers continued to keep the match within two, until 18-18, when Penn would go on to score only one more point before Columbia closed the set 25-19. 

SET 2 | Penn started off with an early lead this set, which they held for the rest of the match. The Quakers hit a .321 this set, in comparison to their .115 in the previous set, which made all the difference and led them to take the set 25-18.
 
SET 3 | The Quakers continued with their momentum into the third set, creating a six point lead at 6-12, their largest of the set. The Lions seemed to bring back some energy, creeping up to only a three-point deficit at 17-20. However, Penn was able to stop that and continue to take the set 25-19. 
 
SET 4 | Penn hit an astounding .423 in this fourth set, absolutely dominating the Lions to create a ten point lead and take the set 25-15. 

QUAKER NOTEMEAL
» Penn is now 11–8 overall this season, and 13-38 all-time vs. Princeton.
» Zada Sanger led the Penn offense totaling 16 kills, 16.5 points, and hitting .419.
» Zada Sanger hit her 1,000^th career kill tonight.
» Jenna Garner totaled 12 kills and tallied 11 digs, making it her ninth double-double of the season.
» Haley Kerstetter tallied 4.0 blocks.
» Lauren Van Wie tallied 11 digs.
» Reese Stringer had 21 assists and Nathalie Tsai had 17.


UP NEXT
Penn will continue their trip, traveling to Ithaca to take on Cornell, Saturday, October 31^st, at 6pm.
 
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