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Penn Volleyball jumped out to early leads against Ivy co-leader Princeton in the last two sets, but gave them up shortly after the Tigers called timeouts and regrouped.
The Quakers have struggled in closing out games this season, which has resulted in the sixth-place position at which they currently sit in the Ivy League. However, the plethora of five-set matches the Red and Blue have played this season may be indicative of their true abilities.
The Penn volleyball team has faced several uncertainties and unknowns during its defense of back-to-back Ivy League titles. But the Quakers have come to count on reliable play from one scintillating freshman.
Casual volleyball fans and players tend to focus on the high-flying jumpers and fast-paced kills, but on coach Kerry Carr’s team, the focus has always been singular: defense.
Penn ended the 2010 campaign tied atop the Ivy League with a 12-2 record (17-10 overall) and a second straight Ivy title. Ultimately, the season was another successful one for the Quakers.
The Quakers defeated Yale in five sets in a playoff match between the Ivy League co-champions in New Haven, Conn. Penn will return to the NCAA tournament for the second consecutive year.
The Quakers outlasted Princeton in five sets to capture a share of the Ivy title. They will face co-champion Yale in a playoff Sunday at 1 p.m. in New Haven, Conn.