Men's Volleyball
Mens Volleyball Serving 2018
Sophomore setter Matthew Ctvrtlik prepares to serve against Long Beach State.
Mens Volleyball Serving
Sophomore setter Matthew Ctvrtlik prepares to serve against Long Beach State.
Mens Volleyball Serving
Sophomore setter Matthew Ctvrtlik prepares to serve against Long Beach State.
Men's Volleyball Falls to No.1 Long Beach State in Three-Game Weekend
After falling in straight sets against No.1 Long Beach State at home, Harvard lost in both games of the Morgan Classic.
Men's Volleyball Ends Season with Princeton Loss
Opportunity. For any team to be successful over a course of a season, they must capitalize on opportunities. The Harvard Crimson followed a theme of missing opportunities this season. Whether it was allowing teams to comeback from 2-0 deficits, or not finishing sets after gaining a big lead, Harvard found it difficult to reach its potential with a young but fiery team.
Men's Volleyball Falls in Doubleheader
Harvard Men’s Volleyball (9-12, 6-6 EIVA) had a tough weekend at home as it fell against both of its conference opponents. The Crimson came into the weekend tied for second in the EIVA standings, but with the two losses now finds itself outside of the top four in the conference. After losing an emotion filled five-set thriller to Saint Francis (13-14, 8-4 EIVA) on Friday night, the Crimson suffered a devastating loss to the No.12 Penn State Nittany Lions (17-10, 9-3 EIVA) on senior night.
Men's Volleyball Earns Double Wins against Charleston
A weekend removed from a dominant victory over Sacred Heart at home the Harvard men’s volleyball team (9-10, 6-4 EIVA) went down to West Virginia to take on the Charleston Golden Eagles (11-15, 0-12 EIVA). The Golden Eagles did not give the Crimson much of a challenge as they won only one of seven sets from the weekend’s contest. Ranked last in EIVA standings, Charleston showed flashes of life against Harvard, but would ultimately fall in both matches.
Men's Volleyball Prevails Over Sacred Heart
After a tough 0-3 road trip to the Golden State two weeks ago, the Crimson rebounded on Friday by dominating the visiting Sacred Heart Pioneers at home in straight sets.
BRIEF: Men's Volleyball Returns from West Coast without Win
Harvard's three losses came in different ways—a three-set sweep, a vacated 2-0 lead, and a five-set seesaw match.
Outside Looking In
Junior outside hitter Brad Gretsch, pictured here in February's match against George Mason, missed his fifth consecutive game on Tuesday.
Harvard Records Second Sweep of Season vs. Coker
Last Friday night, Harvard men’s volleyball suffered perhaps the most crushing loss of the season. The result, which stranded Harvard in fourth in the EIVA, left a bitter taste. Also lingering was the question of how the Crimson would respond to such an emotional bender. The answer came exactly four nights later.
Crimson Victory
The Harvard Crimson downed Coker College, 3-0, in Tuesday night's volleyball game.
Men's Volleyball Squanders Lead in Loss to Sacred Heart
The Pioneers triumphed thanks to a 15-10 tiebreaker.
Men's Volleyball Follows Backbreaking Loss with Heartening Win
The defeat came in five sets against Princeton, while the victory came in a Saturday sweep of NJIT.
Men's Volleyball Swept By No. 13 Penn St., Defeats St. Francis
The Harvard men’s volleyball team finished this weekend’s road trip in Pennsylvania with split results, winning a close match at St. Francis following a shutout loss to No. 13 Penn St. the night before.
Men's Volleyball Splits Weekend Series
The same weekend that saw the Crimson squeeze by No. 15 George Mason in an exciting comeback on Saturday night also saw Harvard fall to the same Patriots team in straight sets on Sunday afternoon.
Casey at the Net
Co-captain Casey White, who ended the game with seven kills alongside six assists, completed a rally in set three with two kills.
Men's Volleyball Posts Strong Results at Home
The Crimson returned to Cambridge licking its wounds but nevertheless knew it would emerge all the better for the effort it put forth in Illinois. Kicking off a five-game home stand, Harvard hoped to show visiting Fort Wayne and Ball State a few newly learned tricks it picked up from its Chicago-based adversaries.
Men's Volleyball Starts Play with Losses to Midwestern Competition
The Crimson defeats came at Lewis and Loyola, respectively ranked eighth and ninth in the nation.
Marko Above the Rest
Setter Marko Kostich rises for a serve. This weekend, the junior played two games in front of hometown crowds in Illinois.
Male Athlete of the Year Runner-Up: Branden Clemens
With three seasons of over 200 kills, Clemens has become a staple on the men's volleyball team both on and off the court.
When Life Gives You Clemens
Possessing a hard-hitting serve, captain Branden Clemens developed into a cornerstone of the Harvard program. Last season, he pushed the team to the playoffs for the fifth consecutive year.
Final Serve
With Harvard’s postseason loss to George Mason, the Crimson has played its final game of the season.
George Mason Cuts Men's Volleyball's Playoff Run Short
Thursday night, in a playoff matchup against George Mason, the season did not end the way that Harvard men’s volleyball wanted it to. But it ended nonetheless.
Athlete of the Week: Clemens' Performance Helps Extend Men's Volleyball's Season
This weekend, in a pair of matches against Princeton and NJIT, Harvard experienced what were likely the biggest stages of the year. In both contests, Clemens—who played every second of every point—led decisive sequences that erased deficits.