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W. Volleyball Splits Ivy Weekend
The Harvard women's volleyball team proved that the Charles River was not the only place to party this weekend.
The Crimson ended its weekend with a flourish, winning one out of two important Ivy League matches at the Malkin Athletic Center (MAC). PRINCETON 3 HARVARD 0 After losing to the Princeton Tigers (9-9, 3-1 Ivy) in three games, 8-15, 1-15, 12-15, on Friday night, the Crimson (6-14, 3-2) bounced back to defeat the University of Pennsylvania (5-10, 0-5) in five games, 12-15, 15-12, 6-15, 15-9, 15-7, on Saturday afternoon. Princeton 3, Harvard 0 On Friday night, co-captain outside hitter Melissa Forcum led the Crimson with 10 kills and 11 digs, and co-captain Kate Nash had 12 digs. Princeton outside hitter Rose Kuhn chalked up 19 kills and 15 digs, and sophomore outside hitter Sabrina King had 13 kills and 14 kills to contribute to the Tiger attack. The Tigers took advantage of the Crimson's miscues at the start of the first game. Kuhn and setter Sabrina King formed a powerful combination that consistently found holes in the Harvard defense. Kuhn had seven kills in the first game alone to pace the Tigers' offense. "There was just a lack of communication, especially at the beginning of the game," Forcum said. The match worsened for the Crimson in the second game. The Tigers jumped ahead early to grab the lead and took advantage of the injury plagued Crimson, who had only two kills during the game. The Tigers won the second game easily, 15-1. The third game sealed the Crimson's fate. Although Forcum (seven kills) and Nash (19 assists, seven digs) attempted to rejuvenate the team, the relentless attack of the Tiger front line continued. An ace by Princeton senior Emily Brown with the Tigers leading 13-10 killed the Crimson rally, and Princeton won, 15-12. The loss was the first in Ivy League play for the Crimson women this season. The Crimson had not lost a three-game Ivy League match since the 1996 season. With three players sitting out due to injury, the Crimson suffered from a lack of chemistry that the Tigers used to their advantage. "With starters out, it's hard to find the right chemistry," said Coach Jennifer Weiss. "When we played together, we played well, but our errors are what really hurt us in the end." "It was just a very frustrating experience," said freshman middle hitter Erin Denniston. "We weren't trying hard enough, and we just weren't there." Harvard 3, Penn 2 On Saturday afternoon, the Crimson vanquished the ghosts of its past with a hard-fought, emotional victory against the Penn Quakers. The win marked the first time in six opportunities that the Crimson has won a five-game match this season. Forcum played a phenomenal game with 24 kills and 13 digs. Denniston had 13 kills, and Nash added 14 digs and 51 assists. For the Quakers, junior Angie Whittenberg led with 13 kills and 17 digs. In the first game, the Quakers took advantage of the injury-depleted Crimson's initial jitters and miscues. Crucial kills by Harvard junior Kristin Schaeffer reduced the Penn lead to 14-12, but a kill by the Quakers' Sue Sabatino quickly erased the Crimson threat. The Crimson bounced back to win the second gamebehind the leadership of Nash and Forcum. TheTigers threatened to take over the lead throughoutthe game, but key kills by Forcum and Denniston,who had five kills apiece during the game, sealedthe game for the Crimson. The Quakers won the third game by capitalizingon the Crimson's mistakes and exhaustion. Afterjumping ahead to grab a 5-0 lead, Penn dominatedthe rest of the game and won 15-6. The fourth game was the turning point of thematch for the Crimson. Harvard began the game byrunning off 10 unanswered points under powerfulkills by Forcum--who had eight kills in the fifthgame alone--Nash and Schaeffer. Working togetheras a team to block the Quakers' efforts, they fedoff of the crowd's energy to dominate the game andto win it 15-9. The Crimson won the fifth game through preciseexecution and teamwork. After Penn junior KristinStine served the ball out-of-bounds with Harvardleading 9-4, the Crimson played beautifully forthe rest of the game, with Forcum and senioroutside hitter Anne Schafer shutting down the Pennattack. The Crimson won the game 15-7 after Penn'sSabatino returned the ball out-of-bounds. The game erased many of the ghosts that hadhaunted Harvard in the past. Not only did theCrimson win a five-game match for the first timethis season, but they also won a match afterlosing the first game, bucking a trend that hasplagued them throughout the season. "When we lost the first game, we fought as hardas we could, and the seniors went out and gave iteverything they had," said Forcum, who garneredIvy Player of the Week honors last weekend. "It was a terrific win for us," Schafer said."It was all about starting off early and gettingpoints at the start instead of trying to catch up.We really pushed the whole way, and we feel greatabout that." Harvard next hosts Dartmouth on Saturday at theMAC.
After losing to the Princeton Tigers (9-9, 3-1 Ivy) in three games, 8-15, 1-15, 12-15, on Friday night, the Crimson (6-14, 3-2) bounced back to defeat the University of Pennsylvania (5-10, 0-5) in five games, 12-15, 15-12, 6-15, 15-9, 15-7, on Saturday afternoon.
Princeton 3, Harvard 0
On Friday night, co-captain outside hitter Melissa Forcum led the Crimson with 10 kills and 11 digs, and co-captain Kate Nash had 12 digs. Princeton outside hitter Rose Kuhn chalked up 19 kills and 15 digs, and sophomore outside hitter Sabrina King had 13 kills and 14 kills to contribute to the Tiger attack.
The Tigers took advantage of the Crimson's miscues at the start of the first game. Kuhn and setter Sabrina King formed a powerful combination that consistently found holes in the Harvard defense. Kuhn had seven kills in the first game alone to pace the Tigers' offense.
"There was just a lack of communication, especially at the beginning of the game," Forcum said.
The match worsened for the Crimson in the second game. The Tigers jumped ahead early to grab the lead and took advantage of the injury plagued Crimson, who had only two kills during the game. The Tigers won the second game easily, 15-1.
The third game sealed the Crimson's fate. Although Forcum (seven kills) and Nash (19 assists, seven digs) attempted to rejuvenate the team, the relentless attack of the Tiger front line continued. An ace by Princeton senior Emily Brown with the Tigers leading 13-10 killed the Crimson rally, and Princeton won, 15-12.
The loss was the first in Ivy League play for the Crimson women this season. The Crimson had not lost a three-game Ivy League match since the 1996 season.
With three players sitting out due to injury, the Crimson suffered from a lack of chemistry that the Tigers used to their advantage.
"With starters out, it's hard to find the right chemistry," said Coach Jennifer Weiss. "When we played together, we played well, but our errors are what really hurt us in the end."
"It was just a very frustrating experience," said freshman middle hitter Erin Denniston. "We weren't trying hard enough, and we just weren't there."
Harvard 3, Penn 2
On Saturday afternoon, the Crimson vanquished the ghosts of its past with a hard-fought, emotional victory against the Penn Quakers. The win marked the first time in six opportunities that the Crimson has won a five-game match this season.
Forcum played a phenomenal game with 24 kills and 13 digs. Denniston had 13 kills, and Nash added 14 digs and 51 assists. For the Quakers, junior Angie Whittenberg led with 13 kills and 17 digs.
In the first game, the Quakers took advantage of the injury-depleted Crimson's initial jitters and miscues. Crucial kills by Harvard junior Kristin Schaeffer reduced the Penn lead to 14-12, but a kill by the Quakers' Sue Sabatino quickly erased the Crimson threat. The Crimson bounced back to win the second gamebehind the leadership of Nash and Forcum. TheTigers threatened to take over the lead throughoutthe game, but key kills by Forcum and Denniston,who had five kills apiece during the game, sealedthe game for the Crimson. The Quakers won the third game by capitalizingon the Crimson's mistakes and exhaustion. Afterjumping ahead to grab a 5-0 lead, Penn dominatedthe rest of the game and won 15-6. The fourth game was the turning point of thematch for the Crimson. Harvard began the game byrunning off 10 unanswered points under powerfulkills by Forcum--who had eight kills in the fifthgame alone--Nash and Schaeffer. Working togetheras a team to block the Quakers' efforts, they fedoff of the crowd's energy to dominate the game andto win it 15-9. The Crimson won the fifth game through preciseexecution and teamwork. After Penn junior KristinStine served the ball out-of-bounds with Harvardleading 9-4, the Crimson played beautifully forthe rest of the game, with Forcum and senioroutside hitter Anne Schafer shutting down the Pennattack. The Crimson won the game 15-7 after Penn'sSabatino returned the ball out-of-bounds. The game erased many of the ghosts that hadhaunted Harvard in the past. Not only did theCrimson win a five-game match for the first timethis season, but they also won a match afterlosing the first game, bucking a trend that hasplagued them throughout the season. "When we lost the first game, we fought as hardas we could, and the seniors went out and gave iteverything they had," said Forcum, who garneredIvy Player of the Week honors last weekend. "It was a terrific win for us," Schafer said."It was all about starting off early and gettingpoints at the start instead of trying to catch up.We really pushed the whole way, and we feel greatabout that." Harvard next hosts Dartmouth on Saturday at theMAC.
The Crimson bounced back to win the second gamebehind the leadership of Nash and Forcum. TheTigers threatened to take over the lead throughoutthe game, but key kills by Forcum and Denniston,who had five kills apiece during the game, sealedthe game for the Crimson.
The Quakers won the third game by capitalizingon the Crimson's mistakes and exhaustion. Afterjumping ahead to grab a 5-0 lead, Penn dominatedthe rest of the game and won 15-6.
The fourth game was the turning point of thematch for the Crimson. Harvard began the game byrunning off 10 unanswered points under powerfulkills by Forcum--who had eight kills in the fifthgame alone--Nash and Schaeffer. Working togetheras a team to block the Quakers' efforts, they fedoff of the crowd's energy to dominate the game andto win it 15-9.
The Crimson won the fifth game through preciseexecution and teamwork. After Penn junior KristinStine served the ball out-of-bounds with Harvardleading 9-4, the Crimson played beautifully forthe rest of the game, with Forcum and senioroutside hitter Anne Schafer shutting down the Pennattack. The Crimson won the game 15-7 after Penn'sSabatino returned the ball out-of-bounds.
The game erased many of the ghosts that hadhaunted Harvard in the past. Not only did theCrimson win a five-game match for the first timethis season, but they also won a match afterlosing the first game, bucking a trend that hasplagued them throughout the season.
"When we lost the first game, we fought as hardas we could, and the seniors went out and gave iteverything they had," said Forcum, who garneredIvy Player of the Week honors last weekend.
"It was a terrific win for us," Schafer said."It was all about starting off early and gettingpoints at the start instead of trying to catch up.We really pushed the whole way, and we feel greatabout that."
Harvard next hosts Dartmouth on Saturday at theMAC.
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