Harvard to Face George Mason in EIVA Playoffs
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.—The Harvard men's
volleyball team, co-champion of the EIVA Hay Division, will visit
George Mason for the first round of the league playoffs Wednesday
night.
The eighth-seeded Crimson (11-7, 6-2 EIVA Hay Division), making
its first playoff appearance since 2005, will visit the No. 5 seed
Patriots (12-15, 5-7 EIVA Tait Division) at 7 p.m. at the Field
House in Fairfax, Va. The winner will visit No. 5 seed Springfield
Saturday for a date in the league semifinals April 30 at Penn
State.
Harvard and Rutgers-Newark shared the 2009 Hay Division
championship. The Scarlet Raiders open the playoffs against
sixth-seeded Princeton.
2009 EIVA Playoff Seedings
No. 1: Penn State
No. 2: Juniata
No. 3: Saint Francis
No. 4: Springfield
No. 5: George Mason
No. 6: Princeton
No. 7: Rutgers-Newark
No. 8: Harvard
2009 EIVA Playoff Schedule
April 22, First Round, 7 p.m., Campus sites
No. 7 Rutgers-Newark at No. 6 Princeton
No. 8 Harvard at No. 5 George Mason
April 25, Quarterfinals 7 p.m., Campus sites
Winner of 7/6 at No. 3 Saint Francis
Winner of 8/5 at No. 4 Springfield
April 30, Semifinals 4:30 and 7:30 p.m., Rec Hall,
University Park, Pa.
Winner of 7/6/3 vs. No. 2 Juniata
Winner of 8/5/4 at No. 1 Penn State
May 2 Championship, 7 p.m., Rec Hall, University Park,
Pa.
Winner of 7/6/3/2 vs. Winner of 8/5/4/1
