HOBOKEN, N.J. – The Haverford College volleyball team split the first day of the Stevens Invitational, blasting past an 18-win Montclair State team before falling in four sets to Springfield, a team receiving votes in the latest AVCA Poll. Haverford sits at 11-10 on the season after the non-conference day of action in the Garden State. Set scores for the first game of the day were 25-21, 25-22, 25-22 while the second contest saw the Fords take the first set at 25-23 before falling 23-25, 13-25 and 16-25.
Zoe Wong finished with 34 assists and seven kills on just ten swings to lead the way for Haverford. Courouble (16) and Pisch (12) each had double-digit kill totals while Maddie Becker posted 18 digs.
In the second match of the day, Haverford was bested by Springfield. The Fords took the first set with a 4-0 run after trailing 19-17, leading to a Springfield timeout. Valentine Courouble, who finished with 22 kills, gave Haverford a lead at 23-21, and the Fords finished it off with a Zoe Wong kill for a 25-23 win.