CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's volleyball (8-8, 3-4 Ivy) will open up a five-match road stretch and the second half of the Ivy League season this weekend as it travels to Hanover, NH. The Crimson will face off against Dartmouth (9-8, 2-5 Ivy) on Friday, October 25 at 7:00 p.m. at Leede Arena and on ESPN+.
What to Know
- Through nine non-conference contests and the first half of the Ivy League slate, Harvard sits at 8-8 overall and 3-4 in conference.
- This past weekend, despite hard fought battle, the Crimson dropped a pair of contests to Yale and Brown.
- As a team, the Crimson rank second in the league in blocks, averaging 2.27 per set and having totaled 141 total blocks so far this season. Leading the defensive charge for Harvard is Ryleigh Patterson and Bennett Trubey who both rank into the top 10 in blocks by averaging 1.16 and 1.08 per set, respectively.
- Patterson is also a strong offensive presence for the Crimson, checking in at No. 6 in the league while hitting .341 in 2024.
- The team's leader in kills, Brynne Faltinsky, finds herself fourth in the conference in kills by registering 3.42 per set for 202 total so far this season.
- With half of the Ivy League regular season remaining, Rocky Aguirre has already passed her career-high for assists in a season with 528. Along with ranking fifth in the league with 8.52 per set, the senior is also 134 away from moving up in the Harvard all-time assists list.
- Lindsey Zhang is third in the Ivy League with an average of 3.69 digs per set and a season total of 229. The senior is only 13 digs away from surpassing the career milestone of 1,000 digs.
- In the previous meeting this year, the Crimson dropped the Big Green, 3-1, to extend its lead in the all-time series to 57-26. Harvard has now won the last three battles between the two teams.
Next Up
Harvard will continue its road trip the following weekend as it travels to Cornell (10-6, 4-3 Ivy) and Columbia (3-13, 0-7 Ivy) on Friday, November 1 at 7:00 p.m. and Saturday November 2 at 6:00 p.m., respectively.
