The Crimson has won four straight matches entering play against Dartmouth (Gil Talbot).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women’s volleyball team, which stands in second place of the Ivy League standings at the midway point of the conference schedule, will host Dartmouth Friday, Oct. 24 at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Big Green defeated the Crimson when the team’s met earlier this season, 3-1, but Harvard will ride a four-match win streak into the 7 p.m. start.

Fans can watch all of this weekend’s action live on the Ivy League Digital Network.

Ivy League Digital Network
After an incredibly successful inaugural year that saw over 1,000 events streamed live, The Ivy League Digital Network has returned for 2014-15, providing fans with unprecedented coverage of the Ivy League.

Multiple subscription options are available to fans including school-specific and league-wide passes. To learn more about the Ivy League Digital Network or to sign-up today, click here.

Social Stream
Use the all new Social Stream on GoCrimson.com to stay connected with the Crimson on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram this year. The Social Stream brings the conversation from all three platforms into one convenient location, allowing fans of all Harvard Athletics teams to monitor the action in real time.

Last Time Out
Corinne Bain recorded her 10th straight double-double as the middle-blocking duo of Caroline Walters and Caroline Holte combined for 20 kills to help lead the Harvard women's volleyball team past Princeton Saturday evening at the Malkin Athletic Center in straight sets, 26-24, 25-14, 25-21.

Bain finished her evening with 23 assists and a career-high 21 digs while adding eight kills, four blocks and two aces. Walters turned in 11 kills, a .625 hitting percentage and three blocks with Holte contributing nine kills, a .500 hitting percentage and four blocks. Hannah Schmidt also posted a double-double, her third, with 18 assists and 10 digs as the Harvard defense limited the Princeton (9-8, 4-3 Ivy League) to a .136 clip.

Where We Stand
Following last weekend’s sweep of Penn and Princeton, Harvard stands alone in second place of the Ivy League standings with a 5-2 mark. Yale holds a one-game lead over the Crimson at 6-1, while both Dartmouth and Princeton are tied for third at 4-3. Columbia, Brown and Penn own identical 3-4 records for a share of fifth place with Cornell rounding out the standings at 0-7.

Fast Start
At 12-4, Harvard has set a new program record for most wins through 16 matches, besting both the 1981 and 1987 squads which began their respective seasons 11-5. A win on Friday versus Dartmouth would likewise mark the first time that a Crimson team has posted 13 wins through its first 17 matches.

All-Around Performer
Sophomore Corinne Bain possesses a unique skillset which allows to her impact the game in every facet. The Manhattan Beach, Calif., native currently ranks among the Ivy League’s leaders in kills (12th, 2.62), assists (5th, 6.67), digs (13th, 2.75), blocks (16th, 0.60), hitting percentage (8th, .271) and service aces (1st, 0.48).

Tripling Up
Sophomore Corinne Bain has recorded six triple-doubles this season and boasts 12 for her career. Bain, the 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and the only member of the Crimson to ever record a triple-double, posted six a year ago, the second highest total by a freshman in the nation.

Feeling Honored
Sophomore Corinne Bain was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on Oct. 21, marking the second time this season and third time in her career that the sophomore has garnered the award. Her most recent accolade came after helping Harvard defeat both Penn and Princeton, as she averaged 2.50 kps, 7.25 aps and 4.25 dps.

Along with her two player of the week honors, Bain has also been named to the Ivy League Honor Roll five times, receiving recognition from the conference each week of the season.

Nationally Known
Senior Caroline Walters was recognized as both the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week and the Ivy League Player of the Week on Sept. 23. The San Mateo, Calif., native led the Crimson to a pair of wins the previous weekend, averaging 3.11 kps and 1.11 bps while hitting .422 against Northeastern and Boston College.

Walters' selection as the Sports Imports/AVCA National Player of the Week marked the first time a member of the Ivy League had garnered the award on the women's side. Senior DJ White of the Harvard men's volleyball team earned the honor in 2013, becoming the first Ivy Leaguer overall to be named national player of the week. Walters' Ivy League Player of the Week honor, meanwhile, was the first of her career.

Rookie on the Rise
Freshman Paige Kebe was named the Ivy League Rookie of the Week on Oct. 14 after averaging 3.75 kps, 1.50 dps and hitting .281 in wins at Cornell and Columbia. Kebe’s weekend included a career-best 22-kill performance at Columbia, with six of her kills coming in the fifth and deciding set.

Kebe’s 22 kills against the Lions rank as the sixth-highest total posted by an Ivy Leaguer this season and represent the third most by a member of the Crimson since 2008.

Cardiac Crimson
The Crimson has displayed a flare for the dramatic this season en route to its 12-4 record. Harvard has trailed after the midway point in 19 of the 36 sets it has won, including a 21-14 deficit against Northeastern which resulted in a 25-23 victory.

Additionally, the Crimson has gone a full five sets on five occasions, and has come out victorious in each.

Can You Dig It?
Junior Sindhu Vegesena earned the starting role for the Crimson at libero and did not disappoint in the team’s first weekend of action, averaging 5.91 dps in three matches at the Harvard Invitational and being named to the all-tournament team. Vegesena registered 22 digs in Harvard’s first match of the year, a thrilling 3-2 victory over Santa Clara, before setting a new career-high with 34 digs in a 3-0 win over Central Connecticut State.

Vegesena’s 34 digs against CCSU were the most by a member of the Crimson in a three-set match since 2008, the last year for which match-by-match statistics are available, and rank as the most in a three-set match in the NCAA this season.

Double-Doubles

Honors and Awards

Climbing The Charts
Several members of the Crimson are etching their names in the Harvard record book. For complete information, click here.

Home Court Advantage
Harvard has posted a 6-2 record at the Malkin Athletic Center this year after boasting a 9-2 mark a year ago, the best home record in program history. The Crimson women, led by the senior class of Kristen Casey and Caroline Walters, has gone 28-13 at home over the past three years while the men's team has gone 25-7.

Just Keep Winning
Harvard won five consecutive matches between Sept. 13 and Sept. 24, tying the program's longest win streak since taking six in a row in 2008. In 1997, the Crimson reeled off 13 consecutive victories en route to a 25-9 overall record and a perfect 7-0 Ivy League mark.  

Behind the Crimson
GoCrimson.com spent a day with the women’s volleyball team, beginning at 8 a.m. with the team’s lift and concluding at 7:00 p.m. with a team meal. Go behind-the-scenes to see what a typical day is like for the Crimson.

Continuing the Momentum
Harvard finished the 2013 season with a 14-9 overall record and 9-5 in Ivy League play, good for second place in the Ancient Eight. The Crimson's 14 total wins and nine conference victories marked the most for the program since 2004, while its 9-2 record at home was a program best.

On The Sidelines
Harvard women’s volleyball head coach Jennifer Weiss returns for her 22nd season at the helm of the Crimson. Weiss’ has led Harvard to 273 wins during her tenure, and guided the Crimson to its only Ivy League championship in 2004. She has mentored 52 All-Ivy honorees, six Ivy League Rookie of the Year recipients and coached the program's first two-time Ivy League Player of the Year in Kaego Ogbechie '05.

Weiss is joined on the sidelines by second-year assistants Arturo Rivera and Jeffrey Aucoin.