Cornell senior middle blocker Ava Bogan earned her second straight Ivy League Player of the Week honor Monday after helping the Big Red clinch a share of the conference volleyball title with home wins over Yale and Brown.
Bogan totaled 29 kills on .358 hitting, 14 blocks and 38 points across nine sets in the Nov. 6-7 victories. It was her second weekly award this fall.
She opened the weekend against Yale on Friday with 10 kills on .400 hitting, three blocks, two digs and an assist, finishing with 13 points.
Bogan takes over in the fifth set against Brown
Saturday’s five-set victory over Brown brought another big performance: 19 kills and 11 blocks. Bogan accounted for eight of Cornell’s 15 points in the deciding set through kills and blocks.
“There was no way we weren’t going to come out on top,” Bogan said after Saturday’s win. “We’re so confident in ourselves, and we’re so confident in each other.”
The weekend secured Cornell’s first Ivy League title since 2006 and gave its senior class a championship before the end of its final regular season.
“When we came in as freshmen, we never could have dreamed of turning the program into what it is now,” Bogan said. “It’s a testament to all our hard work. It means everything.”
Bogan leads the Ivy League with 1.56 blocks per set.
Cornell closes regular-season conference play with road matches against Harvard and Dartmouth before hosting the Ivy League Tournament Nov. 20-21 at Newman Arena in Ithaca.
Photo: Darl Zehr/Cornell Athletics.
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