Big Red Bounces Spikers

The Harvard women's volleyball team was close against Cornell last night in Ithaca, N.Y. Close enough to realize that it could have done the impossible: upset the Red.

Playing in its first Ivy game of the season, the Crimson fought to upset the Big Red on its own home court. It didn't happen. Cornell outlasted Harvard, 15-7, 15-13, 14-16, 15-7, to end any thoughts of a Crimson victory.

When it really counted, the Big Red (13-2 overall, 3-0 Ivy) would not be denied. Setter Ann Korioth led the Cornell attack with 48 assists. Alex Gross had 15 kills to anchor the Red. In the final game of the match, Cornell converted 41 percent of all its kill attempts to capture the victory.

Harvard (3-6, 0-1) heads to New York today and will face a tough Columbia squad tonight.