CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard women's volleyball finished the 2025 season with an overall record 7-15, including going 6-8 in Ivy League play.  

The Crimson opened the season with a competitive nonconference slate and concluded it with a dominant 3-0 win over Stonehill.  The victory over the Skyhawks propelled Harvard into the Ivy League slate as it won two of the first three contests, defeating Dartmouth and Columbia in three sets. 

Harvard concluded its season in a similar fashion, recording two strong victories in the final three matches.  First, Harvard sent its seniors out a top, defeating Brown 3-0 in the last game at the Malkin Athletic Center.  The Crimson then closed out the year with a five-set thriller over the Penn Quakers in Philadelphia. 

Two Crimson student-athletes received All-Ivy honors following strong seasons on the court.  For the second year in a row Ryleigh Patterson received honorable mention All-Ivy honors.  Despite missing six matches in the middle of the season, Patterson made her mark with 113 kills, 56 blocks, and nine aces.  Sofia Rossi joined as another honorable mention All-Ivy honoree as she paced the Crimson's offense with 238 kills in her first season.  The standout first-year also tallied 74 aces, 28 blocks, and 15 aces. 

At the conclusion of the 2025 season Harvard says goodbye to three seniors that have left their mark on the Crimson.  Brynne Faltinsky, Peyton Hollis, and Hannah Nguyen made tremendous impacts on and off the court during their four years in Cambridge.  The senior trio was instrumental in 37 victories and a 2023 trip to the Ivy League Tournament. 

Although the loss of the seniors will be felt, Harvard is poised for a strong season in 2026 as it returns the core of its lineup.  The Crimson will welcome back four of its top five attackers and its top four attackers from this past season.  Included in its returners will be three first-year's from a season ago who all appeared and made noticeable contributions in each match.