Volleyball
Penn volleyball feels confident heading into long road trip
Penn (8-8, 3-2 Ivy) will use last week’s momentum going into this weekend’s matches at Brown and Yale — the final two games in the first round-robin of Ivy play.BRIEF | Penn sweeps Ivy foes in consecutive sets
Friday at the Palestra, the Quakers took down Cornell for the eighth consecutive time, battling out three tough sets to capture a straight-set conference win, 25-21, 27-25, 25-23.
Penn volleyball's Dani Shepherd a leader on the team and in the country
Looking at the statistics, it is clear that Penn volleyball’s Dani Shepherd dominates the court. The junior sits atop the Division I standings in digs per set and has held the title for almost three weeks.
Penn volleyball starts strong, splits Ivy road trip
The Quakers split their first Ivy weekend away from their home court, easily overcoming Dartmouth in three sets but falling to Harvard in a five-set battle.
Dynamic defense to lead squad on Ivy trip north
After two five-set losses last weekend to Princeton and Towson, the Quakers (5-7, 0-1 Ivy) will look to rebound in their first full weekend of Ivy League play. Penn did not have a midweek game this week, which gave the team extra time to focus on what it can do to turn those close losses into wins.Penn volleyball falls twice in five sets to Princeton, Towson
The Quakers could not pull out the win against Princeton, falling in the five-set battle at home Friday. It was deja-vu Sunday, as Penn fell to a different Tigers team: Towson.Penn volleyball opens Ivy slate against Princeton
Going into the Ancient Eight schedule with their preseason record a draw, the Red and Blue know they must now make progressive steps forward from here on out.
Penn volleyball seals comeback win
Wednesday night at Delaware, the Quakers (5-5) defeated the Blue Hens (3-10), 3-2 (22-25, 23-25, 25-21, 26-24, 15-13), winning the final three sets to secure a .500 record entering conference play.
Penn teams see advantages in heading west
Of the 22 players on the volleyball team, 10 are from California. The women’s soccer team has three Californians on its roster. Both teams took trips out west within the past month.
Volleyball faces Delaware in last prep game before Ivy play
After a 1-2 showing at the West Penn Invitational at the Palestra, this will be the last chance for the Red and the Blue to work out the kinks before the wins and losses really begin to count.
Rutgers, Radford sink Penn volleyball at Palestra
Penn got out to a sluggish start Friday night against George Mason, needing four sets to dispatch their lowly opponent. Saturday, the Quakers lost their final two matches to Radford and Rutgers.
Penn volleyball hosts West Pennsylvania Invite at Palestra
Before embarking on a quest to regain their once-held status as volleyball champions of the Ivy League, the Quakers will need to defend a smaller honor this weekend at the Palestra.
Penn volleyball wins one in California
Facing tough competition, the Red and Blue returned from their West Coast road trip with a victory, going 1-2 in Berkeley, Calif.
Penn volleyball returns home to California
Penn (2-1) heads to Berkeley this weekend for the Molten Classic, where they will face the University of California (2-3), Northern Arizona (6-0) and UC Riverside (3-3) in some of its toughest matchups of the season.Quakers sweep ’Nova, go 2-1 at Big 5 Tourney
With wins over La Salle and Villanova over the weekend, the Red and Blue improved their overall tournament record to 9-3.
New-look Penn volleyball seeks bounce-back season
After winning back-to-back Ivy championships, the Quakers found 2011 to be a more challenging year, as they finished in fifth place. But this year, coach Kerry Carr believes an infusion of new faces both will propel Penn to the front of the Ancient Eight standings.Volleyball splits weekend with Yale, Brown
Three weekends ago, in the middle of that five-game losing streak, Brown and Yale came to the Palestra and defeated the Quakers, 3-2 and 3-0, respectively. This weekend, Penn wanted retribution. It was partially attained.
Penn volleyball's Kristen Etterbeek is cross-court talent
Yet it’s rare that one becomes talented enough to play two sports at the Division-I level. Such is the case for sophomore volleyball player Kristen Etterbeek, who could just as well have been a collegiate tennis player.
Penn volleyball finally pulls out five-set win
The victory over Dartmouth was Penn’s second on the season and lifted the Quakers into sole possession of sixth place in the league.