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Volleyball Continues Home Stand with Cornell (Fri.), Columbia (Sat.)
10/4/2017 12:00:00 AM | Women's Volleyball
PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Brown University volleyball continues a four-match home stand as the Bears host Cornell University on Friday at 7:00 p.m. and Columbia University on Saturday at 5:00 p.m. at the Pizzitola Sports Center.
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BROWN SPIKES ALS
Throughout the 2017 season, Brown is aiming to "Spike ALS" as the Bears work to support research and awareness for ALS (Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis), also known as Lou Gehrig's Disease. The Bears are donning red apparel throughout the year in support of the cause.
ALS has affected the family of Brown head coach Diane Short. Coach Short's mother and aunt have both passed away from the disease while her brother and sister currently have ALS. Fans can donate to the cause through the Brown Volleyball Spikes ALS page on the ALS Association's website.
IVY LEAGUE NETWORK
Video of all home contests and all Ivy League games, home and away, will be broadcast live on the Ivy League Network. Fans can subscribe and view games by purchasing yearly, monthly, or daily packages.
SCORING THREATS
Junior Sabrina Stillwell (Laguna Beach, Calif.) ranks eighth in the Ivy League in kills per set (2.63) and ninth in the conference in hitting percentage (.299) while sophomore Jacqueline Jacobs (Atlanta, Ga.) stands second in the league in blocks per set (1.15).
Senior Shirin Tooloee (San Jose, Calif.) has tallied 2.42 kills per set while a trio of freshmen – Gabrielle Moriconi (Naples, Fla.), Camberly Moriconi (Naples, Fla.), and Eliza Grover (Menlo Park, Calif.) – have added 2.18, 2.10, and 1.65 kills per set respectively. For the season, Tooloee has compiled four double-doubles.
DEFENSE & PASSING
Senior Melissa Cairo (Hillsborough, Calif.) ranks fourth in the Ivy League with 3.67 digs per set while freshman Joanne Won (Newport Beach, Calif.) has notched 2.62 digs per set and totaled double-figure digs in five of her last six matches. Senior Shirin Tooloee (San Jose, Calif.) has tacked on 2.15 digs per set.
At the setter spot, freshman Bailie Salk (Tiburon, Calif.) has registered 4.90 assists per set, junior Elisa Merten (Woodside, Calif.) has posted 3.80 assists per set, and freshman Emma Chow (Boulder, Colo.) has chipped in 3.00 assists per set.
HOLY CROSS INVITATIONAL CHAMPS
Brown opened its season with a tournament title, taking the Holy Cross Invitational with wins over Fairleigh Dickinson (3-0), Manhattan (3-0), and the host Crusaders (3-1). With the tournament championship, the Bears started the season 3-0 for the first time since 2008.
ALL-TOURNAMENT ACCOLADES
At the Holy Cross Invitational, freshman Eliza Grover (Menlo Park, Calif.) earned Tournament MVP and All-Tournament Team honors while junior Elisa Merten (Woodside, Calif.) and freshman Gabrielle Moriconi (Naples, Fla.) joined her on the All-Tournament Team. Junior Sabrina Stillwell (Laguna Beach, Calif.) garnered a spot on the All-Tournament Team at Bryant's Hampton Inn-vitational while freshman Joanne Won (Newport Beach, Calif.) claimed a spot on the All-Tournament Team at the Sacred Heart Invitational.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
Cornell enters the weekend with a 5-7 overall record and a 1-2 mark in Ivy League play. The Big Red opened conference play with a 3-1 win over Columbia before dropping decisions to Harvard (3-1) and Dartmouth (3-1). In the Ivy League rankings, Emily Wemhoff ranks third in kills per set (3.44), Kiley McPeek leads the league in digs per set (4.73), and Jenna Phelps paces the conference in blocks per set (1.34).
Columbia carries a 5-7 overall record and a 0-3 Ivy League mark into the weekend and will play at Yale on Friday at 7:00 p.m. prior to facing Brown. The Lions have fallen to Cornell (3-1), Dartmouth (3-0), and Harvard (3-0) to open league competition. Anja Malesevic ranks sixth in the league in kills per set (2.93) while Chichi Ikwuazom paces the conference in hitting percentage (.397) and ranks third in blocks per set (1.12).
SHORT ERA HITS YEAR 25
Brown head coach Diane Short enters her 25th season in 2017 as the leader of the Bears. Since becoming head coach of the Bears in 1993, she has twice led Brown to the NCAA tournament and has captured three Ivy League titles. Short has coached 27 All-Ivy players, three Ivy League Players of the Year, and two Ivy League Rookies of the Year.
UP NEXT
After hosting Columbia, Brown hits the road for Ivy League matches at Harvard (Oct. 13, 7:00 p.m.) and at Dartmouth (Oct. 14, 5:00 p.m.).
