CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's volleyball (10-0, 1-0 Ivy) hits the road this weekend to face Yale (7-2, 1-0 Ivy) and Brown (2-7, 0-1 Ivy) in its first pair of conference road matches of the year.
What to Know
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Harvard is coming off of its 10th straight win and first Ivy League victory following a five-set thriller with Dartmouth last Saturday. The Crimson is one of only four teams in the country to still be unbeaten, joining No. 1 Nebraska, No. 2 Pitt, and No. 22 Washington with perfect records.
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Senior outside hitter Ali Farquhar set new career highs against the Big Green with her 17 kills on 37 attacks. Farquhar also added four blocks to the match.
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Harvard leads the Ivy League in both aces per set (2.28) and opponent hitting percentage (0.158). Sophomore outside hitter Sofia Rossi leads the conference with her 0.98 aces per set and 4.00 points per set.
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Rossi is also sixth in the Ivy League with 2.91 kills per set and posted her team-leading seventh double-digit kill match with 12 against Dartmouth.
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Senior middle blocks Ryleigh Patterson is second in the conference and fifth nationally with 1.67 blocks per set. Patterson's 0.377 hitting percentage also ranks fifth in the Ivy League. The Crimson is third in the conference and 35th in the NCAA with 2.61 blocks per set.
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Senior libero Yvette Easton comes in at third in the Ivy League with 3.78 digs per set. Easton logged 18 digs against the Big Green, marking her second-highest total of the season.
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Harvard trails its all-time meetings with Yale 55-27 and has not beaten the Bulldogs since 2021. The Crimson trail the Bears 47-40 but won the most recent meeting in 2025.
Next Up
Harvard continues its road swing with a trip to New York to face Columbia on Friday, Oct. 9, and Cornell on Saturday, Oct. 10.
