Erika T. Butler

This past weekend, seniors Lily Durwood, Alissa Flesher, Katherine Kocurek, and co-captain Chelsea Ono Horn of the Harvard women’s volleyball team played their last games for the Crimson.

Last season, the Crimson women’s volleyball team defeated Columbia in two meetings but lost to Cornell twice. This season, Harvard had it out for the New York teams and entered each contest looking to prove that it is the better squad—and did so in a weekend sweep at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson (10-11, 6-4 Ivy) overcame Columbia (11-10, 2-6) on Friday night and shellacked Cornell (6-15, 3-7) on Saturday.

After cruising past Columbia and Cornell in its two previous games, the Harvard women’s volleyball team looked to continue its win streak at the Malkin Athletic Center this past weekend. The Crimson (7-10, 3-3 Ivy) split its home games versus two more Ivy League opponents, defeating Princeton (3-12, 1-3), 3-2, on Friday night before falling to Penn (14-4, 5-0) on Saturday, 3-1.

Football is one of those sports where talent often runs in the family. Archie, Peyton, and Eli Manning, Howie and Chris Long, Kellen and Kellen Winslow—the list of NFL families is lengthy. Harvard football is no exception to this trend, as the Crimson can say it has a player whose family heirloom is a football. Hailing from Oxnard, California, freshman defensive back Brian Owusu is the second oldest in a family of five standout athletes.

The Harvard field hockey team may be reaching celebrity status. The Crimson set up an autograph tent after its Saturday contest against Michigan, and young fans of both teams flooded to get the players’ autographs. Maybe Harvard achieved more than one goal for the game, after all. Coming off of a tough 1-0 loss versus No. 10 Massachusetts, Harvard (4-6) fell to the Wolverines (6-7) at Jordan Field, 3-1.

The Lehigh Mountain Hawks have yet to win a football game this season; they have suffered losses to Connecticut State, No. 2 Villanova, and Princeton. But their record may not be a clear indicator of their talent, and the Crimson (1-1) should expect to see a physical team in its matchup on Saturday.

Cara Sprague and Claire Richardson are junior runners for Harvard, but what these teammates have in common—besides the track—is that they both have a younger brother on the team.

The Crimson defeated the Knights, 12-7, remaining undefeated in conference play.