CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard women's volleyball team (10-11, 7-5 Ivy League) is set to close out its regular season with a pair of matches at the Malkin Athletic Center this weekend, Nov. 12-13. The Crimson will take on Brown on Friday at 7 p.m., before honoring the Class of 2022 prior to Saturday's tilt against Yale at 5 p.m. Both contests will be broadcast on ESPN+.
 
What to Know
- The Crimson heads into its last two matches of the season with a 10-11 overall record and 7-5 Ivy League mark after going 1-1 last weekend in its final two road contests of 2021. Harvard picked up a 3-1 win over Columbia on Friday night, before falling in straight sets to Cornell on Saturday night.
- Junior co-captain Jaimie Rao and sophomore Katie Vorhies have each surpassed 250 kills this season. The duo leads the Crimson attack with 2.95 and 2.94 kills per set, respectively, and place ninth and 10th in the conference rankings.
- In the last four matches, Olivia Cooper has recorded a .500 hitting percentage or above. The sophomore nearly tied her career-high with 10 kills and zero errors to hit at a season-high .667 clip against Penn. She followed up that performance registering a .636 hitting percentage off seven kills and zero errors against Columbia last weekend.
- Bella Almanza climbed the Ivy League rankings into ninth place in assists per set. The sophomore tops the Crimson line up with 5.13 a/s.
- Lindsey Zhang continues to lead the Crimson defense, averaging 3.49 digs per set this season. The first-year sits seventh in the conference rankings.
- Brown enters the weekend in first place in the conference standings with an 11-1 league record and 18-4 overall mark, earning the Ivy League title. Yale sits one spot below in second place with an 8-4 conference mark and 15-6 overall record.

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 159-172 Ivy record, has led the Crimson to three Ivy League titles and has guided 82 All-Ivy selections during her tenure.