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Owen Fanning
Gil Talbot
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Harvard HU 4-8,0-4 EIVA
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Winner Princeton PU 6-8,2-2 EIVA
Harvard HU
4-8,0-4 EIVA
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Final
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Princeton PU
6-8,2-2 EIVA
Winner
Set Scores
Team 1 2 3 4 F
Harvard HU 26 13 24 19 (1)
Princeton PU 24 25 26 25 (3)

Game Recap: Men's Volleyball |

Men’s Volleyball Defeated at Princeton in Four Sets

PRINCETON, N.J. – Harvard Men's Volleyball won the opening set at Princeton, but could not carry its momentum in the subsequent frames as it fell to the Tigers, 3-1 (26-24, 13-25, 24-26, 19-25), Saturday evening inside Dillon Gymnasium.
 
With the loss, the Crimson fell to 4-8 overall and 0-4 in the EIVA. The Tigers, meanwhile, moved to 6-8 (2-2 EIVA).

How It Happened

  • Despite trailing from the outset, Harvard chipped away and leveled the score at 10 apiece only to have Princeton answer with three straight points. The Tigers held their lead until a 7-1 Harvard spurt moved the visitors ahead, 19-18. The score was tied at 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 until James Bardin recorded a kill and Princeton was credited with an attack error, giving the Crimson the early lead.
  • The second set was tightly contested, with Princeton holding a slight 10-8 edge. Five consecutive points by the Tigers, however, opened the margin and Harvard was unable to recover, falling, 25-13.
  • Harvard looked poised to take the third set as it broke open a close frame to take a 15-11 lead. Princeton, once again, went on a 5-0 run to move in front. The teams traded points and found themselves knotted at 24. Princeton, however, was the beneficiary of two Crimson attack errors to capture the set, 26-24.
  • In the deciding fourth set, Princeton jumped out to a 7-3 lead, but Harvard would not go down quietly. The Crimson stayed close, getting to within 17-14 and later 20-17, but it could not dig out of its early hole, falling to the Tigers, 25-19.

Harvard Highlights

  • Zach Berty, for the second consecutive game, finished with a team-high 10 kills. He also led Harvard with a pair of service aces.
  • Ethan Smith recorded a match-high-tying four blocks (Trevor Schultz, three Princeton players), while adding nine kills and one ace.
  • James Bardin finished with 30 assists and had a team-best five digs.
  • Owen Fanning logged seven kills, which was one more than he had over his previous two matches combined.

Up Next

Harvard returns to the court on Friday, March 3, when it welcomes St. Francis Brooklyn to Malkin Athletic Center. The match is slated for 7 p.m. ET and will air on ESPN+.
 
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