LORETTO, Pa. – The Harvard men's volleyball team (9-9, 7-3 EIVA) battled to a four-set victory over Saint Francis (Pa.) tonight on the road at DeGol Arena in Loretto, Pa.
The Crimson dropped the first set, before grinding out three straight tiebreak sets for a final score of 23-25, 31-29, 26-24 and 31-29.
Harvard had four athletes reach double-digit kills on the night.
Campbell Schoenfeld had a monster night for the Crimson, posting a season-high 21 kills on a .439 hitting percentage to go along with five digs and block.
Kade McGovern had a night to remember, recording his first-career double-double with 12 kills and 12 digs, while
Eric Li reached 11 kills on a .348 hitting percentage as well as six digs, two assists and a service ace.
James Bardin tallied a career-high 50 assists with six digs and three kills.
Jason Shen reached double-digits for the ninth time this season with 11 digs.
Ethan Smith tallied 10 kills at a .389 clip, as well as two digs and an assist.
Ryan Hong reached a season-high seven kills on a .333 hitting percentage and added two blocks and a dig.
Harvard Highlights
- The Crimson won the kill battle 64-40, the assist battle 54-41 and the dig battle 43-37.
- Harvard avenged a 3-1 loss to Saint Francis (Pa.) in February with a 3-1 victory tonight.
- The Crimson has yet to reach the fifth set in all 18 matches this season.
- This was Harvard's first time with over 30 points in one set this season (twice).
- The Crimson reached a .395 hitting percentage in the fourth set.
- Each of the four sets was decided by just two points.
Up Next
The Crimson will stay on the road next weekend when they travel to St. Francis Brooklyn (April 1) and No. 15 NJIT (April 2). The St. Francis Brooklyn match will be broadcast on NEC Front Row, while the NJIT match will be on americaeast.com.
