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Harvard women's volleyball plays Providence
Avery Turner
Crimson in the huddle mid game.
2
Princeton PU 6-7,3-2 Ivy League
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Winner Harvard HU 10-3,3-1 Ivy League
Princeton PU
6-7,3-2 Ivy League
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Final
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Harvard HU
10-3,3-1 Ivy League
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 5 F
Princeton PU 22 25 17 25 11 (2)
Harvard HU 25 22 25 22 15 (3)

Game Recap: Women's Volleyball |

Crimson Defeat Tigers in 5-Set Match

Harvard Women's Volleyball Defeats Princeton, 3-2

CAMBRIDGE, MA. - The Harvard Women's Volleyball Team (10-3, 3-1 in Ivy) won against the Princeton Tigers at home on Friday night, winning in five sets by scores of  25-21, 22-25, 25-17, 22-25, and 15-11. 

In a back and forth set one, Harvard secured the win. The Crimson started a block party, with seven points scored in the first set off blocks alone. Harvard was able to put together a late streak and push ahead of the Tigers after a 20-20 tie. The set ended 25-22 Crimson.

Set two went the Tigers' way in a 22-25 finish. Princeton took an early lead after falling in set one and never looked back. 

Set three did not disappoint. The Crimson came out red hot, starting with a 7-2 lead before a Princeton timeout. Harvard looked to be aggressive on the track right out of the gates, as they had a .389 hitting percentage in the 3rd set. Ashley Wang ended the set with an impressive kill, 25-17.

Set four started off slow for the Crimson. They fell behind seven points mid-way through the set, yet they stayed in the fight, coming within one point in the final stretch. Unfortunately, the Crimson couldn't come out in the final of set 4.

The Crimson built off the momentum they had at the end of the set four in set five. They started out with a 9-4 lead early. Although the Tigers edged its way back to a close game, the Crimson were able to survive and advance! Crimson win!

Harvard Highlights

  • Ashley Wang ended the night with another triple double! She had 17 kills, 19 assists, and 18 digs on the night! This is her sixth of the season and is one shy of tying the school record!

  • Katie Vorhies had 15 posted kills on the night.

  • Rocky Aguirre has 31 assists! Impressive showing from the senior!

  • It was a block party tonight for Harvard, as they totaled 19 swats at the net. They also had 32 block assists.

  • Its hitting percentage tonight was an astounding .313 compared to Princeton's .168.

Up Next

Harvard will face another in conference rival tomorrow night vs. the Penn Quakers. The game will be played at the Malkin Athletic Center at 5:00 pm EST.

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