Miller’s 24 Kills Lead Volleyball Over Harvard in Five Sets, 3-2

Friday, November 1

Cambridge, MA

7:00 PM

Brown University

11-8, 3-6Ivy

Harvard University

4-14, 2-7Ivy

Team	1	2	3	4	5	Final F
Brown	25	25	19	23	16	3
Harvard	21	21	25	25	14	2

Miller’s 24 Kills Lead Volleyball Over Harvard in Five Sets, 3-2

11/1/2019 10:04:00 PM | Women's Volleyball

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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Freshman Sophia Miller tallied a career-high 24 kills and completed the double-double with 17 digs to lead Brown University volleyball over Harvard University in five sets, 3-2 (25-21, 25-21, 19-25, 23-25, 16-14), on Friday night at the Malkin Athletic Center.

Opening the month of November and beginning their first back-to-back weekend in the second half of Ivy League play, the Bears (11-8, 3-6 Ivy) took the decisive set in extra points after the host Crimson (4-14, 2-7 Ivy) rallied from a 2-0 set deficit to force a fifth frame.

"I'm really proud of our team for finding a way to win tonight," Brown head coach Ahen Kim said. "It's not easy to win on the road in this league, and both teams really competed hard throughout the match. Give credit to Harvard for coming back to force a fifth set, but I was happy with the way we responded in that fifth set to come out with the win in the end."

Miller (Dallas, Texas) notched her first career match with 20 or more kills and posted her fifth double-double of the year behind her 24 kills and 17 digs. She has landed double-figure kills in seven of her last eight contests.

Senior Makena Ehlert (Orange County, Calif.) notched her seventh double-double of the season behind 12 kills and 13 digs alongside five blocks. She has registered double-figure kills in 17 of 19 matches this season.

Junior Eliza Grover (Menlo Park, Calif.) contributed 13 kills – her eighth double-figure kill performance of the year – on .379 hitting to go with seven digs, four service aces, and four blocks.

Freshman libero Kaitlyn Wong (Los Altos, Calif.) recorded a match-high 24 digs – her second match this season with 20 or more digs. She has made 10 or more digs in 11 of her last 13 outings.

At the setter spot, sophomore Kristin Sellers (Menlo Park, Calif.) posted her sixth double-double of the year with a match-best 28 assists and 12 digs on her birthday while junior Bailie Salk (Tiburon, Calif.) distributed 20 assists.

Senior Jacqueline Jacobs (Atlanta, Ga.) and freshman Audra Curtin (Tampa, Fla.) each came up with seven blocks, and junior Camberly Moriconi (Naples, Fla.) added five kills and four blocks.

Brown earned a 1-0 set lead behind a 25-21 victory in set one. Holding a 12-11 edge, the Bears used a 5-0 run to pull ahead 17-11 and maintained at least a three-point margin the rest of the way. Miller terminated on eight kills on .538 hitting while Wong totaled 10 digs in the opening stanza.

In set two, Brown followed with an identical 25-21 win, claiming a 2-0 set lead. The Bears took leads of 12-7 and 17-9 and stymied several charges from the Crimson on their way to the set win. Miller tacked on four kills in the frame.

Harvard remained in contention in the match with a 25-19 win in set three. Brown held a 15-14 lead before the Crimson used a 5-1 spurt to pull ahead 19-16. The Bears trimmed the margin to 20-19 before the hosts closed the period on a 5-0 run. Miller notched five kills in the set.

In set four, Brown moved ahead 16-9 prior to Harvard knotting the score at 17-17. The Bears regained a 23-19 edge before the Crimson concluded the frame on a 6-0 run, taking the set, 25-23. Grover landed five kills on .455 hitting in the frame.

Brown countered with a 16-14 victory in the fifth set. Neither side held a lead larger than two points until the Bears pulled ahead 12-9. The Crimson came back to equalize at 12-12 prior to Brown gaining set point at 14-12. Harvard tied the score at 14-14 before a kill from Miller and block from Jacobs and Salk gave the Bears the match. Miller added five more kills in the stanza.

For Harvard, Mindie Mabry posted a double-double on 24 kills and 16 digs, Bella Almanza tallied a double-double on 23 assists and 14 digs, and Sandra Zeng added 16 digs.

Brown split the season series with Harvard after dropping a 3-0 decision to the Crimson on Oct. 5.

Next, Brown plays at Dartmouth tomorrow – Saturday, Nov. 2 – 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+.