An edge-of-your-seat volleyball game from the women’s team!

Last Friday, November 6th, in Levien Gymnasium, the CU Women’s volleyball team faced Brown, tying 2- 2 after 4 sets, only to lose 11 – 15 in Set 5, setting their final score at 2 – 3. 

Columbia (8 – 13, 2 – 10 Ivy) entered the game hoping to continue their streak after winning 3 – 0 to Princeton on Halloween, but Brown (6 – 14, 4 – 8, Ivy) was able to pull off the win. 

The first set gained momentum with a kill by Avery Jones (CC’27) ​​ that put the Lions in the lead. That hot streak continued with a kill from Alexia Cornea (SEAS’30) that brought the Lions to 5-3. The set continued with a back-and-forth exchange of points between the Bears and the Lions, with the Lions facing several blocks and pushback until the final score of 25 – 27. 

The Lions continued with their kills in the second set, often coming from incredible passes from Claire Mo (SEAS’30), who assisted in several of those plays. Yet another close set as Brown wins to a score of 18-25. 

The third set seems to break the losing streak of the first two sets, with continuous kills and strong volleys; the Lions won the set 25-20. Sophia Wilson (Brown’28) was on a kill streak during this set, though, scoring the Bears two consecutive points. One particularly incredible moment was the ace hit by Delaney Seaman (CC’27) that changed the pace for the Lions. 

The fourth set reeled off similar results to the third, but with an ace from Mo, followed by a streak of kills with the assistance of Mo, Elise Hiemstra (CC’30), and Charlotte Gravlee (CC’28). The Lions won with a score of 25-21. 

The fifth set was the tiebreaker, an edge-of-your-seat game with an intense exchange of points. The Lions lost this set, 11-15, but not without a fight. 

Going into this weekend, November 13-15, the Lions will face Dartmouth in New Hampshire on Friday, and Harvard in Massachusetts on Saturday. 

As a first-time volleyball game attendee, this game was rejuvenating to watch and I recommend for anyone who has the time to watch it. Their cheers for one another are very brain-rotted, but it can be enjoyable to break up the point-to-point tension. Plus, a free signed poster, maybe.

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