Women's Volleyball

Arenas, Bray Earn Volleyball Weekly Accolades Following Weekend Sweeps

PRINCETON, N.J. -- Four teams remain in contention for the 2018 Ivy League volleyball title with four matches to play on the Ivy League schedule. Reigning champion Yale controls its own destiny after a thrilling five-set victory over Princeton on Friday, Oct. 26. 
 
The Bulldogs (15-4, 9-1 Ivy) hold a one-match lead over Princeton (15-6, 8-2 Ivy), a two-match advantage over Cornell (12-8, 7-3 Ivy) and a four-match margin over Harvard (10-9, 5-5 Ivy). 

PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Samanta Arenas, Cornell (Jr., OH/L – Pembroke Pines, Fla.) 
  • Propelled the Big Red to a weekend sweep of Dartmouth and Harvard to remain two matches back of League-leading Yale
  • Hit .383, tallying 33.5 points on 29 kills, three service aces and three blocks
  • Added 19 digs and an assist on the weekend 
  • Led Cornell to season sweeps of Harvard and Dartmouth for the first time since 2011 and 2012, respectively 
  • Helped the Big Red to sweeps of both Harvard and Dartmouth in the same season for the first time since 2008 

ROOKIE OF THE WEEK
Samantha Bray, Yale (Fr., MB – Austin, Texas)
  • Assisted the Bulldogs to a weekend sweep of Princeton and Penn to earn sole possession of first-place in the Ivy League standings
  • Hit .452, accumulating 28.0 points on 24 kills and eight blocks
  • Added two digs and an assist on the weekend 
  • Has posted 10-or-more kills in three-straight matches en route to back-to-back Rookie of the Week nods 

HONOR ROLL
Makena Ehlert, Brown (Jr., OH – Orange County, Calif.) 
Paris Winkler, Brown (Fr., L/DS – Rancho Santa Fe, Calif.)
Emily Teehan, Columbia (Fr., OH – Toronto, Ontario, Canada)
Avery Hanan, Cornell (Fr., OH/RS – Carlsbad, Calif.)
Nicole Liddle, Dartmouth (Fr., OH – Los Gatos, Calif.)
Carly Tower, Dartmouth (Jr., MB – Windermere, Fla.) 
Bella Almanza, Harvard (Fr., S/OH – Austin, Texas)
Christina Cornelius, Harvard (Sr., MB – Los Angeles, Calif.)
Parker Jones, Penn (So., OH – Lafayette, Calif.) 
Jessie Harris, Princeton (Jr., S – Newport Beach, Calif.) 
Maggie O’Connell, Princeton (Jr., RS – Katy, Texas) 
Frances Arnautou, Yale (Jr., S – San Francisco, Calif.) 
Kelley Wirth, Yale (Sr., OH – Moraga, Calif.)