Photo of Anne Carroll Ingersoll courtesy of Gil Talbot.
ITHACA, N.Y. – The Harvard women's
volleyball team snapped a two-match losing skid and picked up its
first conference win of the season with a 3-1 victory over Cornell
Friday night. The Crimson (5-9, 1-2 Ivy) defeated the Big Red
(4-10, 1-2 Ivy), 21-25, 25-20, 25-18, 25-17, for its first win over
its league rival since Oct. 9, 2004.
Sophomore Anne Carroll Ingersoll led three Crimson players in
double-digit kills with a match-high 12. She also had five blocks
and three digs in the winning effort. Classmate Sandra Lynne
Fryhofer registered 11 kills and four blocks, while junior Mikaelle
Comrie added 10 strikes. Senior Lily Durwood handed out 35 assists,
while sophomore Christine Wu led both teams with 26 digs.
The Crimson held the advantage in kills, 49-46; digs, 53-51;
hitting percentage, .256-.135; and blocks, 9-2. Senior Katherine
Kocurek's seven digs helped the Kingwood, Texas, native move into
second on the all-time digs list with 1,298 career digs.
Harvard returns to the court Saturday at Columbia. First serve is
scheduled for 4 p.m.
