Harvard Men's Volleyball Prepared for Juniata, Princeton Matchups
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Princeton (1-11) | 16 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 10 | 2 |
| Harvard (7-5, 0-3) | 25 | 29 | 22 | 21 | 15 | 3 |
| Princeton | Harvard |
|---|---|
|
K:
Stapleton, Jeff - 19
B: McCarthy, Keenan - 5 D: Tuminelli, Vincent - 15 SA: Stapleton, Jeff - 4 |
K:
Matt Jones - 21
B: Kyle Rehkemper - 13 D: Dan Schreff - 18 SA: Rob Lothman - 2 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Princeton | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .148 | .252 |
| Blocks | 7.0 | 21.0 |
| Digs | 40 | 55 |
| Aces | 6 | 4 |
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Juniata (12-9, 5-0) | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 3 | |
| Harvard (6-5, 0-3) | 25 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 1 |
| Juniata | Harvard |
|---|---|
|
K:
Madden, Ross - 18
B: Wolff, Ben - 4 D: Follett, Dan - 12 SA: 5 Players (#2, #7, #13, #15, #20 - 1) |
K:
Matt Jones - 15
B: Nick Madden - 4 D: Rob Lothman - 9 SA: 2 Players (#11, #15 - 3) |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Juniata | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .333 | .226 |
| Blocks | 12.0 | 6.0 |
| Digs | 32 | 32 |
| Aces | 5 | 9 |
Rob Lothman (left) and Nick Madden (right) will host Juniata and Princeton this weekend (photo courtesy Gil Talbot).
The Particulars
The Harvard men’s volleyball team will host a pair of matches
this weekend. EIVA Hay division leader, Juniata, visits Cambridge
Friday night before Ivy League rival Princeton heads to the Malkin
Athletic Center for a Saturday afternoon matchup.
Scouting the Crimson
After starting the season winning six of its first seven, Harvard
is on a three-match losing skid. The Crimson dropped a three-set
affair to Hay division member Sacred Heart Feb. 26, falling to 0-2
in division play.
The Crimson met Juniata Feb. 19 in its second road match of the
season. Harvard fell 3-0 to the Eagles in the match.
Harvard is currently second in the EIVA in blocks per set, knocking
down 2.65 per frame. Nick Madden paces the Crimson with 1.36 blocks
per set, good for second in the EIVA.
Scouting The Eagles
Juniata enters Friday’s contest with an 11-9 overall record,
4-0 Hay. The Eagles are ranked fourth in the most recent AVCA
Division III poll and sit atop the Hay division rankings.
Juniata is second in the EIVA in opponent hitting percentage.
Opponents are currently only attacking at a 20.9 percent clip
against the Eagles.
Ben Wolff leads the Eagles in hitting percentage, converting 49.3
of his attack attempts, and has 156 kills this season.
Scouting The Tigers
Princeton opened the season with a 1-2 record during its California
road swing. Since then, the Tigers have dropped seven stright and
sit at 1-9 overall.
Pat Schwagler leads the Tigers’ attack, averaging 3.00 kills
per set. Jeff Stapleton follows closely, averging 2.82 kills per
set, while Vincent Tuminelli averages 2.57 per set.
Up Next
The Crimson will be off for a week before heading west to face
three California teams. Harvard will take on Cal St. Northridge
(March 12), Pepperdine (March 15) and Sourthern California (March
16).
