Women's Volleyball
Farquhar Off-Speed Attack
Senior outside Ali Farquhar pushes an off-speed attack over the net.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Stays Perfect in Ivy League Opener
For the first time in nearly three weeks, the Harvard women’s volleyball team appeared mortal on Saturday, but only for a moment. After extending its streak to 16 consecutive sets won, Dartmouth took the third and fourth sets, the first time the Crimson has lost consecutive sets since Sept. 6 against Northeastern. In an unfamiliar vulnerable position, Harvard responded with a resounding fifth-set victory to seal a 3-2 win over the Big Green.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Goes Undefeated in Nonconference Play for the First Time in Program History
Death, taxes, and Harvard women’s volleyball winning appear to be the three constants in life as the Crimson complete another undefeated weekend, not dropping a set in the process.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Road Trip, Achieves Best Start in Program History
Harvard women's volleyball extends its undefeated start to the season to 7-0, the best start to a season in program history.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Dominates in Opening Weekend Sweep
Efficient offense, aggressive serves, suffocating defense, and an exciting freshman class combined for a dominant opening weekend for Harvard women’s volleyball as the team swept a trio of regional foes.
Sportswriting From the Varsity Athlete’s Perspective
While sportswriting does not require firsthand experience in the field, the experience can often add a deeper knowledge and emotional dimension to reporting. Three current writers for The Crimson Sports Board balance their roles as sports journalists and varsity athletes at Harvard: sophomore Bennett Trubey, senior Chandler Piggé, and senior Rhiannon Stewart.
Pain and Purpose: Harvard Athletes Race For Charity In Boston Marathon
On Monday morning, at least six of Harvard's varsity athletes joined the ranks of runners to race in the 130th Boston Marathon.
Harvard Volleyball Sweeps Brown, Falls to Yale in Senior and Alumni Weekend
Harvard women’s volleyball split its final homestand of the season, falling to Yale but defeating Brown in front of alumni and family at the Crimson’s alumni and senior weekend.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Dominates at Home
Harvard women’s volleyball returned home after a short road trip to a packed, Parent’s Weekend crowd at the Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson began its second trip through the Ivy League with a win over Dartmouth
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Drop Both Against Top Ivy Competition
Not every weekend is built equally over the course of a season, and the Harvard women’s volleyball team (3-12, 2-5 Ivy) faced its toughest back-to-back of the season this weekend.
Women’s Volleyball Splits Ivy League Road Trip with Cornell, Columbia
The Harvard women’s volleyball team maintained its winning conference record in its conference roadtrip to New York. Its odyssey to Ithaca against Cornell ended on the wrong side of a sweep, but the team regrouped to sweep Columbia the next day.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Sweeps Dartmouth, Starts Ivy Play Strong
The Harvard women’s volleyball team (2-7, 1-0 Ivy), battle-tested from a tough non-conference slate, swept its opening Ivy League match at Dartmouth (3-8, 0-1).
Women's Volleyball Serves It Up
The women's volleyball team serves during an earlier matchup against Washington State. The team impressed during its victory over Dartmouth.
Harvard Creates Momentum in Final Three Non-Conference Games
The Harvard women’s volleyball team snapped its losing streak this weekend, going 1-2 at Boston College’s Eagle Classic and creating momentum for the start of the conference season.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Defeated in Opening Home Games
Harvard women’s volleyball lost its first home games of the season this past weekend in hard-fought contests against Washington State University and Seton Hall University.
Women's Volleyball Celebration
The women's volleyball team celebrates during its first homestand of the season.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Finishes Opening Weekend 0-3
Harvard women's volleyball opened its season started the weekend with a Friday night loss to Howard University. But after a sweep by Howard, Harvard was able to take a set in its games against both University of North Florida and Presbyterian.
Women’s Volleyball Drops Both in Rocky Road Trip
The Harvard women’s volleyball team (10-11, 5-7 Ivy) dropped two contests in its final road trip of the season. Facing two teams that the Crimson failed to defeat at home, the team also came up short on the road, losing once again to Brown (9-13, 6-6 Ivy) on Friday and to Yale (16-4, 11-1 Ivy) on Saturday.
Big Green Beatdown, Women’s Volleyball Defeats Dartmouth
After two straight winless weekends, the Harvard women’s volleyball team (9-8, 4-4 Ivy) got back on track taking down Dartmouth (9-9, 2-6 Ivy) 3-1 on the road. This was the second victory for the Crimson over the Big Green this season as Harvard won the previous matchup at home also in 3-1 fashion. The Crimson have now won four straight over Dartmouth, having not lost to its rivals from Hanover since 2022.
Harvard Women's Volleyball Gets Swept on Alumni Weekend
Entering the weekend, the Harvard women’s volleyball (8-8, 3-4 Ivy) team had a chance to make a strong statement at home against rival and perennial power Yale (11-3, 7-0 Ivy) and against other intra-league competitor Brown (6-11, 3-4 Ivy). Unfortunately for the Crimson, despite a strong performance in front of over a hundred fans and alums who traveled to Cambridge to pack the MAC against Yale, the squad was unable to overcome the might of the Bulldogs for its alumni game, falling short of greatness in four sets. The Crimson was unable to bounce back on Saturday, with a disappointing performance against the Bears leaving Harvard 0-2 on alumni weekend, and marking its first home losses of the season.
Women’s Volleyball Drops Two in First Ivy League Road Trip
After a fast start at home to kick off Ivy League play, the Harvard women’s volleyball team (8-6, 3-2 Ivy) stumbled on its first road trip of the conference season, losing via sweep to Princeton (5-9, 3-2 Ivy) and dropping a tight, five set match to UPenn (9-6, 3-3 Ivy). This weekend left the Crimson still looking for its first win in a true road game, as the team fell to 0-4 when not defending its home turf. Conversely, Harvard has valiantly defended the halls of the Malkin Athletic Center, posting an impressive 6-0 record while playing in Harvard Square.
Women’s Volleyball Opens Ivy League Play with Dominant Win Over Dartmouth
After three weeks of highs and lows against non-conference opponents, Harvard (6-4, 1-0 Ivy) put it all together in its first Ivy League contest of the season. The Malkin Athletic Center gymnasium was filled with a sizable crowd on Friday night as the Crimson took on Dartmouth (7-4, 0-1 Ivy).
Women’s Volleyball Sees Shaky End to Tournament Play in Delaware State Tournament
The Harvard women’s volleyball team (5-4, 0-0 Ivy) ended an up and down non-conference slate with a 1-2 performance at the Delaware State Tournament, losing to host Delaware State (4-9, 0-0 MEAC), routing the New Jersey Institute of Technology (4-12, 0-0 America East), and dropping the last game of the weekend to George Washington (10-3, 0-0 Atlantic 10).
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