ITHACA, N.Y.—The Big Red volleyball team will look to get back to its winning ways this weekend as its travels to Harvard and Dartmouth. Fans will be able to track the action via live stats for both matches, and Cornell's contest against Harvard will be available by live video from the Crimson website. The Big Red sits in third place in the Ivy League with a 3-1 record.

Match #15: Cornell at Harvard
Match Time: 7 p.m., Friday, Oct. 17, 2008
Site: Malkin Athletic Center (Cambridge, Mass.)
2008 Records: Cornell 4-10, Harvard 7-9
Series Record: Cornell leads, 32-14
Last Meeting: Nov. 10, 2007, Cornell won 3-2 
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Match #16: Cornell at Dartmouth
Match Time: 4 p.m., Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008
Site: Leede Arena (Hanover, N.H.)
2008 Records: Cornell 4-10, Dartmouth 5-9
Series Record: Cornell leads, 33-7
Last Meeting: Nov. 9, 2007, Dartmouth won 3-1 
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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 67-50 overall record with Cornell and has led the Big Red to three Ivy League titles and two NCAA tournament appearances.

Scouting the Crimson
Harvard is led offensively by Kathryn McKinley, who averages 3.20 kills a set, and Anne Ingersoll, with 2.64 kps and a .379 hitting percentage. Defensively, the Crimson is led by Katherine Kocurek and Christine Wu, who average 3.97 and 3.50 digs, respectively. Setter Lily Durwood ranks 46th in the country with 10.57 assists per game.

Scouting the Big Green
Spearheading the attack for Dartmouth is Madeline Baird, who averages 3.04 kills per set. She is joined by Megan MacGregor, who averages 2.81 kps. Amber Bryant leads the Big Green in digs, with 4.19 per set, while Natalia Wrobel and Kendall Houston pace Dartmouth with 7.69 and 7.74 assists per set, respectively.

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 1,374. 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 return home next weekend for a match Friday against Yale and Saturday against Brown.