ITHACA, N.Y.-The Big Red volleyball team will play at Colgate on Tuesday night for a 7 p.m. match at Cotterell Court. The contest marks the 75th time the two teams have played and the Big Red holds a 51-22-1 advantage. Fans can track the action live via live stats or watch live video with a subscription to Colgate All-Access.


Match #14: Cornell at Colgate
Match Time: 7 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, 2008
Site: Cotterell Court (Hamilton, N.Y.)
2008 Records: Cornell 4-9, 3-1 Ivy; Colgate 6-11
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At the Helm
Deitre Collins-Parker, the Wendy Schaenen '79 Head Coach of Volleyball, returns for her fifth season with the Big Red. Collins-Parker has a 67-49 overall record with Cornell and has led the Big Red to three Ivy League titles and two NCAA tournament appearances.

Scouting the Raiders
Colgate is led by Katerina Zawojski with 3.73 kills per set with a .237 hitting percentage, and she is joined by Casey Ritt with 2.03 kps and a .221 percentage. Ritt also has a team high 39 blocks. Meaghan Fanta helps out the Raiders' offense with 8.80 assists per set. Jackie Adlam leads the Colgate defense with 3.92 digs per set.

Nationally Speaking
After last weekend, Megan Mushovic ranks third in the nation with 5.98 digs per set this season. The Big Red as a team ranks 31st averaging 16.20 digs per set. Northern Arizona's Brittany Stowers holds the top spot with 6.45 digs per set. Freshman middle blocker Kelly Hansen ranks 22nd in the country with 1.29 blocks per set.

Oh What a Career…
Junior libero Megan Mushovic broke the school record for career digs on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2008. Mushovic now has 1,362. The previous record was held by Kelly Kramer with 1,356. Mushovic's 6.16 digs per set last season ranked her eighth in the nation. In her sophomore season, she also led the country in digs in a match with 50 against Harvard on Oct. 12, 2007.

Fresh Faces
The Big Red added six members to its roster with the class of 2012. The group hails from six different states and includes two outside hitters, two middle blockers, a setter and a defensive specialist.

Ivy Awards
Cornell returns two All-Ivy honorees to its roster this season. Libero Megan Mushovic earned a first-team All-Ivy nod after leading the league with 6.16 digs per set. Mushovic also earned second team honors as a rookie. Middle blocker Emily Borman led the Big Red last season with 1.08 blocks per set, which placed her fourth in the Ancient Eight, earning her second-team honors.

She's Our Captain
Senior Hilary Holland will serve as the Big Red's captain this season. Cornell's veteran setter will look to help the Big Red in all aspects of play. Holland notched a career-high 21 digs in Cornell's 3-2 win over Maine on Sept. 20 at the UConn Toyota Classic.

Looking Ahead…
Cornell will continue road action this weekend, Oct. 17-18, traveling to Harvard and Dartmouth.