CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Wrapping up a five-match homestand, the Harvard women's volleyball team (8-9, 5-3 Ivy League) will welcome Princeton and Penn to the Malkin Athletic Center this weekend, Oct. 29-30. First serve against the Tigers is slated for 7 p.m. on Friday night, while the Crimson will take on the Quakers at 5 p.m. on Saturday night. Both matches will be broadcast on ESPN+.
What to Know
- The Crimson is off to its best start in Ivy League play since 2017. The Crimson remains tied for third with Yale in the Ivy League standings after accumulating a 5-3 conference record and 8-9 overall mark this season.
- Harvard earned a season sweep over Dartmouth this past weekend, clinching a 3-2 win in a five-set thriller on home court. Junior co-captain
Jaimie Rao led the Crimson with 15 kills, while first-year
Lindsey Zhang guided the backcourt with 19 digs.
- Princeton enters the weekend tied for first place in the conference standings with a 7-1 league record and 13-3 overall mark. Penn sits at the bottom of the league standings with a 2-6 conference mark and 5-12 overall record. The Crimson will look to earn the season sweep over Penn, previously besting the Quakers 3-1 earlier in the month.
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Jaimie Rao and
Katie Vorhies surpassed 200 kills on the season last weekend. The pair leads the Crimson attack with 2.97 and 3.04 kills per set, respectively.
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Bella Almanza and
Rocky Aguirre top the Crimson lineup across the stat sheet. The duo ranks first and third, respectively, in assists per set with 5.21 and 4.03. Aguirre and Almanza have also dominated from the service line this season, ranking second and third on the team, respectively, with 0.36 and 0.33 aces per set.
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Lindsey Zhang continues to lead the Crimson defense, averaging 3.47 digs per set this season. The first-year sits eighth in the conference rankings.
Coaches Corner
Head coach
Jennifer Weiss is in the midst of her 29th season at the helm of the Harvard women's volleyball program. Weiss has accumulated a 158-171 Ivy record, has led the Crimson to three Ivy League titles and has guided 82 All-Ivy selections during her tenure.
Up Next
Harvard will take its last road trip of the regular season next weekend, Nov. 5-6, heading to Columbia and Cornell. Both contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.
