Ehlert, Grover Post Double-Figure Kills, Volleyball Falls at Penn, 3-0

Friday, October 11

Philadelphia, PA

7:00 PM

Brown University

9-5,3-1Ivy League

University of Pennsylvania

8-5,3-1Ivy League

Team	1	2	3	Final F
Brown	27	18	20	0
Penn	29	25	25	3

Ehlert, Grover Post Double-Figure Kills, Volleyball Falls at Penn, 3-0

10/11/2019 9:02:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

Box Score

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Senior Makena Ehlert posted 11 kills, and junior Eliza Grover tallied 10 kills, but Brown University volleyball dropped a 3-0 (29-27, 25-18, 25-20) decision at the University of Pennsylvania on Friday night at The Palestra.

Beginning their first Ivy League road back-to-back weekend of the season, the Bears (9-5, 1-3 Ivy) forced extra points in set one and pushed the Quakers (8-5, 1-3 Ivy) in each of the next two frames before the hosts pulled out a straight-set win.

"We had a really close first set that could have gone either way," Brown head coach Ahen Kim said. "Give credit to Penn for using the momentum from that first set win. We played well in stretches but were not consistent enough throughout the match to win tonight."

Ehlert (Orange County, Calif.) registered her 12^th double-figure kill performance of the season behind her 11 kills alongside eight digs while Grover (Menlo Park, Calif.) notched her fifth double-figure kill match of the year on .615 hitting (10 kills on 13 attempts with two errors).

Sophomore Kristin Sellers (Menlo Park, Calif.) handed out 17 assists, and freshman libero Kaitlyn Wong (Los Altos, Calif.) contributed nine digs. Junior Gabrielle Moriconi (Naples, Fla.) and freshman Audra Curtin (Tampa, Fla.) added seven kills and four blocks respectively.

Brown and Penn battled back and forth in set one with the Quakers emerging with a 29-27 set win in extra points. The Bears opened the frame with a 7-5 lead before the Quakers used an 8-0 run to pull ahead 13-7. Brown rallied to tie the score at 18-18 behind five straight points. After Penn went up 21-18, the Bears once again knotted it at 22-22. Following set point for Penn at 24-22, the visitors evened the score at 24, 25, 26, and 27 before the hosts won the frame.

In the opening period, Ehlert tallied five kills and six digs, Grover landed five kills, Wong came up with five digs, and Sellers dished out eight assists.

After Penn opened set two with a 7-0 edge, Brown worked its way back into the frame, pulling within three points at 14-11. The Bears further whittled the margin to 18-16 with three straight points before the Quakers closed the period on a 7-2 run. Moriconi terminated on three kills in the stanza.

In set three, Penn started the frame with a 12-5 lead behind an 8-0 run. The Bears steadily trimmed the margin, coming within 19-16 and then 21-19 with a 9-4 stretch. The Quakers then concluded the match with a 4-1 run. Ehlert tacked on four kills in the period.

For Penn, Autumn Leak landed a match-high 15 kills, Parker Jones tallied 10 kills and nine digs, Margaret Planek posted 10 kills, and Kacie Burton distributed a match-best 39 assists.

Next, Brown plays at Princeton tomorrow – Saturday, Oct. 12 – at 5:00 p.m. (ESPN+).

Video of all Brown volleyball home contests and all Ivy League matches, home and away, will be broadcast live on ESPN+.