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Harvard welcomes Connecticut to the Malkin Athletic Center for its
four straight home contest. The Crimson opened the season at home
this past weekend with the Harvard Invitational.
Last Time Out
The Crimson fell in its final match at the Harvard
Invitational to unbeaten Toledo, 3-1. Harvard won the first set,
25-23, before the Rockets won the next three, 25-11, 25-20, 25-23,
to earn the Harvard Invitational title.
Junior Mikaelle Comrie and sophomore Anne
Carroll Ingersoll paced the Crimson with 13 and 11 kills, while
sophomore Christine Wu registered 25 digs and senior captain
Chelsea Ono Horn collected 24. Senior Lily Durwood handed out 34
assists.
Scouting the Huskies
The Huskies enter Tuesday nights contest with a 2-5 mark.
Connecticut defeated Long Island, 3-0, and New Hampshire, 3-1, at
the UConn Toyota Classic over the weekend.
Jessica Issac and Jordan Kirk earned
all-tournament team honors for their effort in UConn's 2-1 on the
weekend. Kirk posted 39 kills in the tournament including 20
against UNH, while Issac has 59 digs, including 22 digs versus Long
Island.
The Series
UConn holds a 12-3 lead in the all-time series with the Crimson.
The Huskies have won eight in a row against Harvard. The two teams
have not played since 2005, which was the first contest in five
years after meeting four times in a five-year span in the 1990's.
All-Tournament Team
Christine Wu and Mikaelle Comrie earned all-tournament
honors at the Harvard Invitational. Comrie averaged 2.85 kills per
set, while Wu averaged 5.38 digs per set and 0.54 aces per
set.
Other Statistical Leader
Anne Carroll Ingersoll leads the Crimson in hitting with a .296
clip and blocks with 11 (0.85 per set). Lily Durwood paces the team
in assists with 128 total (9.85 per set).
Game Time
Four freshmen saw playing time this weekend. Newcomer
Taylor Docter saw the most action, playing in all 13 sets. She made
quite a debut Friday night leading the Crimson with18 kills. The
next morning, she added 14 in a win against Stony Brook. She is
tied with Comrie for the team lead in kills per game with 2.85.
Beth Kinsella, Jennifer Martin and Olivia Staffon also made it onto
the court.
Family Ties
Shannon Farrell, Harvard's coaching assistant will coach
against her younger sister, Devon, tonight. Devon is an outside
hitter for the Huskies. Shannon Farrell, Harvard's coaching
assistant will coach against her younger sister, Devon, tonight.
Devon is an outside hitter for the Huskies.
Up Next
The Crimson travels to Texas for the Rice Tournament this weekend.
Harvard will take on No. 23 Wichita State Friday and thne meet host
Rice and South Carolina on Saturda.
