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Game Info
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Harvard at New Hampshire
Wednesday, Sept. 24
7 p.m.
Lundholm Gymnasium
America East TV
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Live Stats
Harvard leads, 12-10
L, 3-2 (Sept. 24, 2013)
L2
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Harvard will carry a 6-2 record in Wednesday's mid-week showdown at New Hampshire (Gil Talbot).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Fresh off a pair of victories in the New England Challenge, the Harvard women's volleyball team will travel to New Hampshire on Wednesday, Sept. 24, for a 7 p.m. showdown with the Wildcats.
Fans can watch all of the action live on America East TV.
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 gutted out a 3-2 victory over Boston College Sunday afternoon, its fourth straight win, to cap off the New England Challenge at the Malkin Athletic Center. The victory came by set scores of 25-23, 26-24, 13-25, 23-25 and 16-14.
Caroline Walters and Grace Weghorst carried the load for the Crimson. Walters posted 14 kills, four blocks and a .500 hitting percentage, with Weghorst contributing 13 kills and 10 digs for her first double-double of the year. Corinne Bain added 30 assists and 11 digs for her fifth double-double, while also notching nine kills and a .318 hitting percentage.
Fast Start
Harvard's 6-2 start is tied for the second-best start in program history, behind only the 1984 squad which went 7-1 to open the year. Should the Crimson win each of its next two matches, it would mark the first time in program history that the team has won eight of its first 10 to begin a season.
Just Keep Winning
Harvard has won four consecutive matches, 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 a 6-2 record. Harvard has trailed after the 15-point mark in 11 of the 19 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, and ranks among the Ivy League leaders in kills (14th, 2.42), assists (5th, 6.81), digs (27th, 65), blocks (15th, 0.71) and hitting percentage (8th, .289)
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.
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.
Can You Dig It?
Senior 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 fourth most overall for the program in that time.
Tripling Up
Sophomore Corinne Bain has recorded seven career triple-doubles, including a 14-kill, 29-assist, 17-dig performance at Georgia earlier this season. 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.
Double-Doubles
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Name
Corinne Bain
Kristen Casey
Hannah Schmidt
Grace Weghorst
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2014 Double-Doubles
5
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1
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Career Double-Doubles
19
8
15
4
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Honors and Awards
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Name
Corinne Bain
Caroline Holte
Sindhu Vegesena
Caroline Walters
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Award
Ivy League Player of the Week (Sept. 16)
Benson Hospitality All-Tournament Team
Ivy League Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Ivy League Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Harvard Invitational All-Tournament Team
Ivy League Honor Roll (Sept. 9)
Harvard Invitational All-Tournament Team
Benson Hospitality All-Tournament Team
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Climbing The Charts
Several members of the Crimson are etching their names in the Harvard record book. For complete information, click here.
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Assists
1. Kate Nash'99
7. Hannah Schmidt '16
10. Corinne Bain '17
Digs
1. Christine Wu '12
10. Kristen Casey '15
Blocks (Solo)
1. Elissa Hart '98
-- Caroline Walters '15
Blocks (Assist)
1. Suzie Trimble '08
8. Caroline Walters '15
10. Caroline Holte '16
Blocks (Total)
1. Elissa Hart '98
-- Caroline Walters '15
-- Caroline Holte '16
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4,320
955
776
1,841
954
142
30
298
201
193
429
231
205
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Changing Expectations
Harvard women's volleyball head coach Jennifer Weiss caught up with GoCrimson.com to preview the upcoming season and discus how despite changing expectations, this year's team will follow a consistent approach.
Home Court Advantage
Harvard boasted a 9-2 record in the friendly confines of the Malkin Athletic Center a year ago, marking the best home record in program history. The Crimson women, led by the senior class of Kristen Casey, Sindhu Vegesena and Caroline Walters, has posted a 25-12 record at home over the past three years while the men's team has gone 25-7.
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.
Returning to the Floor
The Crimson returns four All-Ivy League performers to the court in 2014 including last year's Rookie of the Year and first team recipient Corinne Bain. Classmate Grace Weghorst and junior Kathleen Wallace were also voted to the first team a year ago, while Caroline Walters earned second team honors for the second consecutive year.
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 271 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.