ITHACA, N.Y. -- First-year
Arya Jue produced a career-best 13 digs and team-high three aces while national player of the week
Audrey Leak continued her hot hitting with a match-best 15 kills to lead the Bulldogs to a 3-1 win at Cornell on Friday night. The scores of the match were 19-25, 25-21, 25-9 and 25-21.
Match summary:
- Yale improved to 4-0 in Ivy League play and earned their first conference road win of the season.
- The Bulldogs dropped the first set, and responded to take the final three in a row.
- In a tie-breaking third set, the Bulldogs held a 14-3 kills advantage and a 3-1 edge in service aces.
- Audrey Leak hit .414 to mark her third straight match of hitting .367 or higher with at least 15 kills.
- Team captain Maile Somera finished with a match-high 14 digs.
- Mila Yarich finished with 12 kills and eight digs.
- Carly Diehl had 42 assists to go with seven digs and five kills without an error.
- Gigi Barr finished with nine kills and hit .500.
- The Bulldogs tied a season-high with eight service aces for the third time this season.
Up next:
The Bulldogs travel to New York City tomorrow to face off against Columbia. First serve is set for 5 p.m.