ITHACA, N.Y. – Harvard women's volleyball (12-2, 3-2 Ivy) dropped a three-set match (20-25, 19-25, 10-25) to Cornell (9-5, 5-0 Ivy) on Saturday afternoon at Newman Arena at Bartels Hall.
How it Happened
Harvard went on a 4-1 run with a kill from Ali Farquhar and two kills from Kayla Nwabueze to start the second set. Cornell recovered and used an 8-1 scoring run to lead 16-11 after the media break. The Big Red extended its advantage to 22-15 before the Crimson took three straight points back. Although Harvard tried to stave off the end of the set, Cornell took the win 25-20.
The Big Red grabbed an early 10-4 lead to open the second set before the Crimson burned through its first timeout. Harvard recovered with three straight points to put the score at 12-7, but Cornell kept the pressure on with multiple kills before the technical timeout. The Big Red held the Crimson at bay to win the second set 25-19.
Bennett Trubey took Harvard's first point of the set, but Cornell answered with a 9-1 scoring run that saw the Big Red eventually lead 9-2. The Crimson added a few more points, but Cornell finished out the set and match, 25-10.
Harvard Highlights
- Harvard hit .050 on the match with 27 kills, 41 digs, 21 assists, four blocks, and two aces. Cornell logged a .269 hitting percentage with 37 kills, 40 digs, 34 assists, 10 blocks, and 10 aces.
- Sofia Rossi tabbed nine kills, while Kayla Nwabueze added eight kills, two blocks, and one ace.
- Catlin Shao logged a team-high 13 assists and posted two kills and six digs on the day. Yvette Easton recorded her 10th match this season with 10 or more digs, finishing the game with 17.
Next Up
Harvard returns home to host Princeton and Penn at the Malkin Athletic Center on Oct. 16 and 17, respectively.
