Tartans to Play in UAA Third-Place Match

(BROOKLYN, N.Y.) – The Carnegie Mellon University volleyball team opened the University Athletic Association (UAA) championship with a come from behind 3-2 victory over the University of Chicago to advance to the semifinal match. In the semifinals, the Tartans face ninth ranked Washington University in St. Louis and dropped a five-set match to the Bears. The championships are being played at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, and are being hosted by NYU. The Tartans are now 20-7 overall and will play in the third-place match on Saturday.

Inside The Box Score Against Chicago

• With the Tartans trailing 22-17 in the fourth set, the Cardinal and Gray used an 8-1 run to force a fifth set, as Junior Jane Dean put down the final point.
• In the fifth set, the Tartans won 17-15 to advance to the semifinals.
• Dean led the Tartans attack with 15 kills while hitting .263.
• Freshman Elizabeth Schlemmer finished with nine kills while classmate Katherine Jackson had eight.
• The Tartans recorded 14 service aces, marking the eighth time this year for double-digit aces. Sophomore Abby Chen lead the charge tying a career-high with five. Jackson along with senior Stella Yan and junior Mindee Lai each had two.
• Yan tallied 39 assists while leading the Tartans with 21 digs.
• Four others recorded double-digit digs for Carnegie Mellon. Chen and junior Laura Reichard both had 20, Schlemmer 18 and Jackson 13.

Inside The Box Score Against #9 WashU

• Schlemmer led the offense for the Tartans with 13 kills. Freshman Isabella Sierra ended with a season-best eight kills while Dean tabbed seven.
• Yan handed out 31 assists.
• The Cardinal and Gray now have nine matches with double-digit service aces this season after recording 11. Yan and Chen led with each having three.
• Yan led four Tartans in double-digit digs with 16. Reichard had 15, Chen 13 and Schlemmer 11.

Next Up

• The Tartans will face sixth-ranked NYU in the third-place match at 1:00 pm. Saturday, November 5.