CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's volleyball (10-9, 5-5 Ivy) will travel to Brown and Yale for its final road weekend of the regular season. The Crimson who currently sit at fifth in the league, will first travel to the Bears on Friday, November 8 at 7:00 p.m. before facing the current top of the conference, Yale, on Saturday, November 9 at 6:00 p.m.
What to Know
- With four matches remaining in the regular season, Harvard sits at 10-9 overall and 5-5 in conference action. The Crimson currently sit in sole possession of fourth place with two weekends left in the regular season.
- Harvard split last weekend, dropping Cornell in a sweep before falling to Columbia in a five-set thriller.
- Throughout the season, the Harvard defense has consistently ranked high in the league in blocks, checking in at No. 2 in the conference with 2.36 blocks per set and 175 total.
- Ryleigh Patterson continues to provide the Crimson with a consistent presence on both ends of the ball, ranking sixth in the league with a .338 hitting percentage and fourth with 1.14 blocks per set. First-year Bennett Trubey, joins Patterson in the top five of blocks, ranking third with a 1.18 per set average.
- Brynne Faltinksy has had a dominant junior campaign, totaling 248 kills and ranking fourth in the league in the category by averaging 3.49 kills per set.
- Rocky Aguirre has already surpassed her career-best for assists in a season, totaling 647 and counting. The senior checks in at fourth in the Ivy League with 8.74 assists per set.
- Lindsey Zhang rounds out the top-ranked Crimson in the conference, averaging 3.72 digs per set to rank third in the league.
- Harvard trails, 39-45, in the all-time series against Brown. The Crimson will look to bounce back against the Bears after suffering a 3-0 loss in the first meeting this season.
- The Crimson currently trail 27-52 all-time versus the Yale Bulldogs. Harvard will look to snap a seven-game losing streak to the Bulldogs and reverse the 3-1 result from earlier this year.
Next Up
Harvard will return home for the final weekend of the regular season, welcoming Penn and Princeton to Cambridge on Friday, November 15 and Saturday, November 16, respectively.