Women's Volleyball Weekly Release - Week 11

Cornell's Madeleine Przybyl and Yale's Allie Frappier

Updated Stats (PDF)

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Yale controls its own Ivy League women's volleyball title destiny going into the final weekend of the 2011 season.

Yale (17-5, 11-1 Ivy League) can clinch its second-straight Ivy title and third in four years with a win at Harvard (11-11, 4-8) or a loss by Columbia (at Penn) or Princeton (vs. Cornell) Friday night. The Bulldogs have been a dominant squad all season, leading all of Division I in digs per set (19.00) and leading the Ivy League in hitting percentage (.248), opponent hitting percentage (.165), kills (13.95) and assists (13.04).

Ivy Notes
- Harvard senior libero Christine Wu is now second in the Ivy League records book for career digs with 1,801 to her credit. Penn's Madison Wojciechowski (2007-10) tops the list at 2,141.

- Dartmouth senior outside hittier Madeline Baird needs just four more kills to enter the League's top 10 for career kils. Baird enters her final weekend in a Big Green uniform with 1,245 career kills, which already ranks first in school history. Baird is also in the Dartmouth career list in digs at sixth with 1,107 entering her final two matches.

- Columbia junior middle blocker Megan Gaughn recorded her 1,000th career kill against Dartmouth on Nov. 5. Her 1,009 all-time kills sits third on the school's list behind Amalia Viti (1,256) and Kathy Lavold (1,158).

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Cornell senior middle blocker Madeleine Przybyl (Christchurch, Va.) was all over the court for the Big Red over the weekend and was instrumental in helping the Big Red to its five-victory against Harvard.

In front of her home crowd on Senior Night, Przybyl posted a solid game all-around with 11 kills with 17 digs and seven block assists to lead Cornell to its third Ivy victory of the season. The previous night in a tough five-set loss to Dartmouth, she tied for the team high with 13 kills hitting a match-best .367 with 16 digs and two block assists.

In addition to her outstanding hitting percentage on the weekend (.352) and nine total blocks, Przybyl also had 30 service receptions over the two matches with just one error.

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Yale freshman outside hitter Allie Frappier (San Mateo, Calif.) pounded a team-best 31 kills,  including a match-high 19 in a win over Princeton, in a weekend two-match sweep to help Yale clinch a share of the Ivy League title.

Frappier posted double-doubles in kills and digs in both victories. In the win against the Tigers, she stuck for kills on consecutive points to give the Bulldogs a 22-19 lead in the second set as the Bulldogs eventually tied the match at one game each. Against Penn the night before, Frappier delivered a clutch kill to tie the first set at 19 and later gave Yale a 23-20 lead as the Bulldogs grabbed the first set.

She now ranks eighth in the Ivy League in kills per set with a 3.03 average and stands second on the team. Frappoier’s stands fifth on the team with a 2.76 digs per set average.

HONOR ROLL
Amber Bryant, Dartmouth, Senior, Libero (Libertyville, Ill.)
5.00 D/S, 4 ASST - Team: 1-1

Caitlin Brenton, Columbia, Freshman, Middle Blocker (San Jose, Calif.)
.289 hitting pct., 1.88 K/S, 6 BA - Team: 2-0

Hilary Ford, Princeton, Senior, Libero (Portola Valley, Calif.)
6.25 D/S, 3 SA - Team: 1-1

Nicole Kincade, Princeton, Freshman, Middle Blocker (Franklin Lakes, N.J.)
.281 hitting pct., 1.50 K/S, 1 BS, 4 BA - Team: 1-1

Erica Reetz, Yale, Sophomore, Outside Hitter (Thiensville, Wis.)
.373 hitting pct., 2.86 K/S, 3.43 D/S, 1 BS, 2 BA - Team: 2-0

Madeline Rumer, Columbia, Sophomore, Middle Blocker (Santa Rosa Valley, Calif.)
.371 hitting pct., 3.20 K/S, 3 SA, 3 BA - Team: 2-0

 Haley Wessels, Yale, Junior, Middle Blocker (Dallas, Texas)
.479 hitting pct., 3.43 K/S, 4 BA - Team: 2-0

Christine Wu, Harvard, Senior, Libero (Portola Valley, Calif.)
6.13 D/S, 9 ASST - Team: 0-2

UPCOMING SCHEDULE 
Tuesday, November 8
Sacred Heart at Columbia, 7 pm

Friday, November 11
*Brown at Dartmouth, 7 pm
*Columbia at Penn, 7 pm
*Cornell at Princeton, 7 pm
*Yale at Harvard, 7 pm

Saturday, November 12
*Brown at Harvard, 5 pm
*Columbia at Princeton, 5 pm
*Cornell at Penn, 5 pm
*Cornell at Penn, 5 pm

* Ivy League Contests

PLAYERS OF THE WEEK
September 6 - Kendall Polan, Yale, Sophomore, Setter
September 13 - Madeline Baird, Dartmouth, Senior, Outside Hitter
September 20 - Annie Villanueva, Dartmouth, Senior, Middle Blocker
September 27 - Cathryn Quinn, Princeton, Senior, Middle Blocker
October 4 - Kendall Polan, Yale, Sophomore, Setter
October 11 - Taylor Cramm, Yale, Senior, Middle Blocker
October 18 - Lydia Rudnick, Princeton, Junior, Outside Hitter  
October 25 - Madeline Baird, Dartmouth, Senior, Outside Hitter
November 1 - Annie Villanueva, Dartmouth, Senior, Middle Blocker
November 8 - Madeleine Przybyl, Cornell, Senior, Middle Blocker
November 15

ROOKIES OF THE WEEK
September 6 - Maddie Lord, Brown, Freshman, Outside Hitter
September 13 - Mollie Rogers, Yale, Freshman, Outside Hitter
September 20 - Mollie Rogers, Yale, Freshman, Outside Hitter
September 27 - Ginny Willis, Princeton, Freshman, Setter
October 4 - Nicole Kincade, Princeton, Freshman, Middle Blocker
October 11 - Caitlin Brenton, Columbia, Freshman, Outside Hitter
October 18 - Ginny Willis, Princeton, Freshman, Setter
October 25 - Mollie Rogers, Yale, Freshman, Outside Hitter
November 1 - Alex Schoenberger, Dartmouth, Freshman, Outside Hitter & Ginny Willis, Princeton, Freshman, Setter
November 8 - Allie Frappier, Yale, , Freshman, Outside Hitter
November 15

HONOR ROLL
September 6 - Janel Forte, Cornell (So., OH), Lauren Martin, Penn (Jr., RS), Cathryn Quinn, Princeton (Sr., MB), Monique Roberts, Columbia (Sr., MB), Mollie Rogers, Yale (Fr., OH) and Annie Villanueva, Dartmouth (Sr., MB)

September 13 - Kathryn Conner, Brown (Fr., DS/L), Hilary Ford, Princeton (Sr., L), Sarah Hanna, Princeton (Fr., OH), Lauren Martin, Penn (Jr., RS), Teresa Skelly, Harvard (So., MB), Meagan Tatum, Cornell (Sr., RS)

September 20 - McHaney Carter, Yale (So., MB), Taylor Docter, Harvard (Jr., OH), Megan Gaughn, Columbia (Jr., OH), Maddie Lord, Brown (Fr., OH), Lauren Martin, Penn (Jr., RS), Jordan Reeder, Cornell (Sr., S)

September 27 - Madeline Baird, Dartmouth (Sr., OH), Heather Braunagel, Columbia (So., MB), Kristen Casey, Harvard (Fr., OH), Allie Frappier, Yale (Fr., OH), Lauren Martin, Penn (Jr., RS), Madeleine Przybyl, Cornell (Sr., MB)   

October 4 - Natalie Doyle, Harvard (So., S), Annika Gilottone, Brown (Sr., S), Madeleine Przybyl, Cornell (Sr., MB), Cathryn Quinn, Princeton (Sr., MB), Dani Shepherd, Penn (So., L), Emma White, Penn (Fr., OH)

October 11 - Taylor Docter, Harvard (Jr., OH), Savannah Fletcher, Columbia (So., MB), Amanda Pacheco, Penn (Jr., MB), Kendall Polan, Yale (So., S), Mollie Rogers, Yale (Fr., OH), Lydia Rudnick, Princeton (Jr., OH), Madeline Rumer, Columbia (So., MB), Annie Villanueva, Dartmouth (Sr., MB)

October 18 - Madeline Baird, Dartmouth (Sr., OH), Heather Braunagel, Columbia (Jr., MB), McHaney Carter, Yale (So., MB), Allie Frappier, Yale (Fr., OH), Kelly Marble, Cornell (So.,  OH), Amanda Pacheco, Penn (Jr., MB)

October 25 - Heather Braunagel, Columbia (Jr., MB), Caitlin Brenton, Columbia (Fr., MB), Meghan Connolly, Penn (Fr., S), Rachel D'Epagnier, Cornell (So., MB), Erica Reetz, Yale (So., OH), Teresa Skelly, Harvard (So., MB), Haley Wessels, Yale (Jr., MB), Ginny Willis, Princeton (Fr., S)

November 1 - Heather Braunagel, Columbia (Jr., MB), Caitlin Brenton, Columbia (Fr., MB), Taylor Docter, Harvard (Jr., OH), Allie Frapier, Yale (Fr., OH), Megan Gaughn, Columbia (Jr., OH), Risa Ka'awa, Cornell (Sr., L), Erica Reetz, Yale (So., OH), Alexandra Rieckhoff, Brown (So., S), Lydia Rudnick, Princeton (So., OH)

November 8 - Amber Bryant, Dartmouth (Sr., L), Caitlin Brenton, Columbia (Fr., MB), Hilary Ford, Princeton (Sr., L), Nicole Kincade, Princeton (Fr., MB), Erica Reetz, Yale (So., OH), Madeline Rumer, Columbia (So., MB), Haley Wessels, Yale (Jr., MB), Christine Wu, Harvard (Sr., L)

November 15

WEEKLY AWARD HISTORY

*Shared honor

IVY LEAGUE IN NCAA STATS
In the NCAA statistics through the Nov. 6 matches, the Ivy League is represented in the top 100 in the following categories:

Individual
 Assists Per Set
47. Kendall Polan, Yale (So., S) - 10.81
97. Ginny Willis, Princeton (Fr., S) - 10.10

Digs Per Set
3. Dani Shepherd, Penn (So., L) - 6.37
17. Christine Wu, Harvard (Sr., L/DS) - 5.55
31. Hilary Ford, Princeton (Sr., DS) - 5.26
42. Annika Gliottone, Brown (Sr., DS/L) - 5.05
51. Risa Ka'awa, Cornell (Jr., DS/L) - 5.00
55. Charlee Dyroff, Columbia (So., L) - 4.90

Hitting Percentage
29. Annie Villanueva, Dartmouth (Sr., MB) - .366

Kills Per Set
84. Lydia Rudnick, Princeton (So., OH) - 3.71
100. Madeline Baird, Dartmouth (Sr., OH) - 3.57

Points Per Set
81. Cathryn Quinn, Princeton (Sr., MB) - 4.24
84. Lydia Rudnick, Princeton (So., OH) - 4.23

Team
Aces Per Set
98. Harvard - 1.33

Assists Per Set
29. Yale - 13.04

Blocks Per Set
81. Columbia - 2.28

Digs Per Set
1. Yale - 19.00
3. Penn - 18.78
9. Cornell - 18.50
15. Harvard - 18.05
20. Dartmouth - 17.82
29. Columbia - 17.40
49. Princeton - 16.78
68. Brown - 16.31

Hitting Percentage
37. Yale - .247
77. Dartmouth - .228
85. Columbia - .224

Kills Per Set
32. Yale - 13.95

Match W-L Percentage
30. Yale - .773
72. Columbia - .682
86. Princeton - .667