The Crimson heads out on the road looking to regain momentum in the Ivy race (Gil Talbot).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's volleyball team will hit the road this weekend as it travels to Cornell and Columbia for a pair of Ivy League matchups. The Crimson and Big Red will first take to the court Friday, Oct. 10 at 7 p.m. between Harvard and the Lions square off Saturday, Oct. 11 at 5 p.m.

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
The Harvard women's volleyball team suffered its second setback in Ivy League play Saturday night, falling to Brown in straight sets at the Malkin Athletic Center. The defeat came by set scores of 15-25, 24-26 and 25-27.

Corinne Bain recorded her sixth straight double-double with 10 kills, 17 assists and six digs. Caroline Walters added 10 kills and three blocks while hitting at a .600 clip, with Grace Weghorst chipping in six kills and seven digs.

Where We Stand
Harvard is currently tied with Brown and Penn for fifth place in the Ivy League standings with a 1-2 record. Princeton is alone atop the standing at 3-0, while Dartmouth, Columbia and Yale find themselves tied for second at 2-1. Cornell rounds out the standings in eighth place with an 0-3 mark.

Fast Start
Harvard began the year 8-3, matching the 1987 squad which started 10-3 for the best record through 11 matches in program history.

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.  

Cardiac Crimson
The Crimson has displayed a flare for the dramatic this season en route to its 8-4 record. Harvard has trailed after the midway point in 15 of the 26 sets it has won, including a 21-14 deficit against Northeastern which resulted in a 25-23 victory.

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 (13th, 2.51), assists (5th, 6.53), digs (20th, 2.38), blocks (19th, 0.60), hitting percentage (10th, .263) and service aces (1st, 0.49).

Tripling Up
Sophomore Corinne Bain has recorded three triple-doubles this season and boasts nine for her career. Bain, the 2013 Ivy League Rookie of the Year, posted six triple-doubles a year ago, the second highest total by a freshman in the nation.

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.

Feeling Honored
Sophomore Corinne Bain was named the Ivy League Player of the Week on Sept. 16 after helping the Crimson to a 2-1 record at the Benson Hospitality Invitational. Bain led Harvard in kills (2.64), assists (6.82) and aces (0.82) while ranking second in digs (2.36), and third in hitting percentage (.333) and blocks (0.55).

This marked the first Ivy League Player of the Week award for Bain this season after collecting one player of the week and five rookie of the week honors last year. Additionally, Bain has been named to the Ivy League Honor Roll in all five weeks of the season.

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 4-2 record at the Malkin Athletic Center this year after boasting a 9-2 mark a year ago, marking the best home record in program history. The Crimson women, led by the senior class of Kristen Casey and Caroline Walters, has posted a 26-13 record at home over the past three years while the men's team has gone 25-7.

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.