PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Harvard women's volleyball (11-1, 2-1 Ivy) suffered its first loss of the season in a four set defeat (27-25, 14-25, 23-25, 19-25) by Brown (4-7, 2-1 Ivy).
 

How it Happened

The first set began close with Brown narrowly keeping a two point lead until pulling ahead 15-10 at the media timeout. The Bears extended their lead to 18-14 before Harvard went on a 6-0 scoring run to lead 20-18. Brown responded with a 4-0 run to get to set point at 24-22, but a 5-1 run from the Crimson saw Harvard take the first set 27-25.

The Bears took control of the second set, gaining a 15-5 lead before the technical break. The Crimson stole a few points out of the break, but Brown continued dominating, eventually pulling out 21-8. Harvard added points on a 3-0 run, but the Bears won the set 25-14.

The Crimson took the first two points of set three and traded 3-0 runs with the Bears to eventually lead 9-6. Brown used four unanswered points to gain a 13-12 advantage before leading 15-14 at the media timeout. Points bounced around with the Bears still ahead until Harvard tied the set at 23-23. Brown tabbed the final two points to win the set 25-23.

After trading runs, the fourth set was tied at 5-all before the Bears went up 10-5. Brown was first to 15 and led 15-11 before a 6-0 run extended their lead to 22-15. The Crimson took four more points, but the Bears finished the set and match at 25-19.

Harvard Highlights

• Harvard finished the match hitting .285 with 49 kills, 45 digs, 44 assists, eight blocks and six service aces. Brown hit at a .323 clip with 62 kills, 60 digs, 56 assists, 14 aces, and five blocks. 

• Sophia Wei logged her second straight game with a double-double, posting 18 assists and 10 digs. 

• Catlin Shao and Kayla Nwabueze combined for four of the Crimson's six aces, while Sofia Rossi and Riley Resmer added the other two.

• Nwabueze led Harvard with her 13 kills, while also logging four digs and one block. Rossi was the lone other Crimson with double-digit kills, tabbing 10 while serving one ace and grabbing two digs.

• Ali Farquhar tabbed eight kills and a team-high five blocks. Ryleigh Patterson posted seven kills and added four blocks of her own.
   

Next Up

Harvard continues its road swing with a trip to Columbia and Cornell next weekend. The Crimson and the Lions face off on Friday, Oct. 9, at 7 p.m., before facing the Big Red on Saturday, Oct. 10, at 5 p.m.