Box Score CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The Harvard men's volleyball team (5-6, 3-2 EIVA) picked up its third consecutive victory Friday night with a win over Princeton (5-9, 4-4 EIVA) in four sets.
 
The Crimson used a .290 hitting percentage across four sets to earn the win, 25-22, 25-23, 22-25 and 26-24.
 
Ethan Smith, Kade McGovern and Campbell Schoenfeld led the way for the Crimson, each tallying 11 kills on the night.
 
Smith added four blocks, two digs and an assist, while posting a .617 hitting percentage. McGovern had four blocks of his own to go along with five digs and a service ace.
 
For Schoenfeld, the senior recorded his third double-double in four games to continue his streak of success. Schoenfeld had 10 digs and piled on three blocks and an assist.
 
Eric Li posted eight kills and added 10 digs, two blocks and two service aces, while Ethan McCrary showed out with five digs, four kills and an assist while hitting at a .400 clip.
 
James Bardin climbed to a career-high 40 assists on the night including three digs, two kills, and a service ace. Bardin recorded the game-winning kill with the Crimson leading 25-24 in the fourth set.
 
Jason Shen continued his strong defense with 11 digs to go along with two assists.
 

Harvard Highlights

• The Crimson trailed 22-18 in the fourth set before battling back on an 8-2 run to take the set 26-24 and the match 3-1.
• After starting 0-2 in EIVA play, the Crimson has won three consecutive conference matchups to get up over .500.
• The Crimson went up over a .300 hitting percentage in the third (.323) and fourth (.375) sets to help solidify the victory.
• The match was tied 47-47 in the kill category.
• Harvard out blocked the Tigers, 11-4.

 

Up Next

The Crimson will be back at the Malkin Athletic Center tomorrow, March 5, to take on Princeton again at 5 p.m. The match will be broadcast on ESPN+.