CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's volleyball (12-2, 3-2 Ivy) welcomes Princeton (5-8, 3-2 Ivy) and Penn (10-5, 2-3 Ivy) for a pair of conference matches at the Malkin Athletic Center this weekend. The Crimson and the Tigers play at 6 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 16, while first serve against the Quakers is set for 5 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 17. Both matches will be available to stream on ESPN+.
 

What to Know

• Harvard is coming off of a 1-1 weekend following a sweep over Columbia and a dropped match at Cornell last weekend. 

• Ryleigh Patterson logged seven kills and eight blocks in the win against the Lions. Patterson is second in the Ivy League with her .376 hitting percentage and 1.67 blocks per set. Her blocks per set ratio is also fourth in the country. 

• As a team, the Crimson lead the conference with 1.94 aces per set, while Sofia Rossi is second nationally and first in the Ivy League with 0.75 aces per set. 

• Nine different Crimson have led the way to Harvard being 37th in the country and second in the Ivy League with 2.57 blocks per set. Twelve of 14 Crimson have recorded kills en route to Harvard's .245 team hitting percentage, a mark that is the second-highest in the conference.

• The Crimson trail 27-50 in all-time meetings with Penn but split the matchups last season. Princeton leads the series against Harvard 64-17, and the Crimson have not defeated the Tigers at home since 2023. 
   

Next Up

Harvard heads back out on the road to face Dartmouth in Hanover, N.H., at 3 p.m. on Saturday, Oct. 24.