Cambridge, Mass. – Harvard Men's Volleyball (5-10, 2-4 EIVA) travels to Lebanon, Illinois, for a pair of matches against No. 12 McKendree University (12-7, 6-4 MIVA) on Tuesday, March 17^th at 8:00 PM ET and Wednesday, March 18^th at 6:00 PM ET. Both matches will stream on GLVC Network. 

What to Know

• The Crimson comes off a split weekend, defeating AIC (25-17, 25-20, 25-21) in three sets before falling to St. Thomas Aquinas in a five-set match (10-25, 16-25, 25-23, 25-18, 15-11). 
• Owen Woolbert made Harvard history by becoming the first Harvard player to earn the same EIVA weekly award in back-to-back weeks since 2021, and just the fifth occurrence in the conference since that season.
• Zach Berty added 24 kills over the course of the weekend 
• Woolbert added 12 blocks and 14 kills over the weekend and notched a .643 hit percentage against AIC. 
• Sawyer Nichols added 22 kills over the course of the weekend
• Thomas Phung matched his season high of nine digs against St. Thomas Aquinas. 
• McKendree is on a 6-match win streak, defeating No. 8 Lindenwood in four sets on Friday, March 13^th. 
• This is The Crimson's and The Bearcats' second-ever meeting. The Bearcats defeated The Crimson in a tight five sets on January 28^th, 2023. 
• Zach Berty recorded two service aces and two blocks in the matchup in 2023. 

Up Next

The Crimson will travel back east to Fairfield, Connecticut, in a pair of weekend matches against Sacred Heart University on Friday, March 27^th at 7:00 PM ET and Saturday, March 28^th at 5:00 PM. The matches will stream on ESPN+