Maile Somera

Women's Volleyball

Win Streak at Eight after Bulldogs Beat Dartmouth 3-0

Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn. -- Yale hit .345 as a team en route to a 3-0 victory over Dartmouth on Saturday night at the John J. Lee Amphitheater.  The scores of the match were 25-15, 25-16 and 25-21.
 
Match summary:
  • The Bulldogs won their eighth straight match overall and improved to 8-0 at home this season. Yale's 20 match home winning streak is the third longest in the nation.
  • For the second time this weekend, Mila Yarich led Yale in kills. She had nine Saturday after registering 18 in Friday's 3-0 win vs. Dartmouth.
  • Gigi Barr and Betsy Goodenow added seven kills each.  
  • Yarich and team captain Maile Somera had a team-high 14 digs.
  • The third set saw Dartmouth rally after trailing 6-1. The Big Green took a 14-13 lead before a 6-1 Bulldog run put Yale back in control. A kill by Bonnie Bostic sealed the win.
  • Somera had four aces to lead the Bulldogs, who had eight in the match.
  • Carly Diehl had 30 assists, six digs and two aces.
  • Yale is now 7-0 in conference play and has won four of those matches by 3-0 scores. Brown and Princeton are tied for second behind the Bulldogs in the Ivy League standings, with both at 5-2.
Up next:
The Bulldogs visit Brown Friday Oct. 20 at 7:00 p.m.
 
 
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Players Mentioned

Gigi Barr

#8 Gigi Barr

MH
6' 1"
Junior
Adversity
Bonnie Bostic

#10 Bonnie Bostic

OH
6' 1"
Senior
Munciana
Carly Diehl

#21 Carly Diehl

S
5' 11"
Junior
Wave
Maile Somera

#9 Maile Somera

LIB
5' 9"
Senior
SMASH
Mila Yarich

#13 Mila Yarich

OH
6' 0"
Junior
OTVA
Betsy  Goodenow

#33 Betsy Goodenow

RS
6' 0"
First Year
MAVs KC

Players Mentioned

Gigi Barr

#8 Gigi Barr

6' 1"
Junior
Adversity
MH
Bonnie Bostic

#10 Bonnie Bostic

6' 1"
Senior
Munciana
OH
Carly Diehl

#21 Carly Diehl

5' 11"
Junior
Wave
S
Maile Somera

#9 Maile Somera

5' 9"
Senior
SMASH
LIB
Mila Yarich

#13 Mila Yarich

6' 0"
Junior
OTVA
OH
Betsy  Goodenow

#33 Betsy Goodenow

6' 0"
First Year
MAVs KC
RS