Women's Volleyball
In Her Senior Season, Harvard Women's Volleyball's Ashley Wang Makes Triple-Doubles History
Ashley Wang recorded her sixth triple-double of the season on Oct. 6 as Harvard women’s volleyball (11-5, 4-3 Ivy League) took on Princeton in its 13th game of the season. An athlete that scores double figures in three or more of five statistical categories— aces, kills, digs, blocks, assists — posts a triple-double. Wang is now one triple-double shy of setting the school record, meaning she had double-figures.
You Need to Set It
Back in 2021, then-sophomore setter/hitter Ashley Wang strikes the ball in Harvard's matchup against Austin Peay, where the Crimson lost 3-0.
Team Meeting
Harvard women's volleyball huddles by the bench during its match against the Columbia Tigers on October 4, 2022.
Field Hockey Photo I
Junior sports chair Mairead B. Baker discusses Admin with sophomore sports chair Aaron B. Shuchman. Baker and Shuchman led Sports Board to glory in 2023.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Faces off Four Conference Teams, Emerges Victorious in One
The Harvard women’s volleyball team played four games over the past two weekends against big contenders in the Ivy League. Of the four matches, the Crimson emerged victorious in only one, and the rest were nail-biters.
Ready...Set...Spike!
Junior middle blocker Ava Rauser prepares for a spike in a 3-1 loss to Yale on Oct. 7. Rauser and the Crimson, with a conference record of 3-4, still have a chance at earning one of the four bids to the Ivy League Championship Tournament, which starts Nov. 18.
Wall of Steel
Junior middle hitter Olivia Cooper and senior setter Bella Almanza sky for a block during Harvard's 3-1 loss to Yale on Oct. 7. Over the past weekend's victories in New York, Cooper and Almanza were key contributors as Harvard kept its Ivy League Tournament hopes alive.
Harvard Women's Volleyball Beats Cornell and Columbia on New York Road Trip, Keeping Ivy League Tournament Berth In Play
This past weekend, Harvard women’s volleyball returned from a successful New York road trip with two more wins under its belt against Cornell and Columbia, starting off the final three weeks of its 2022 season strong.
Harvard Posts Mixed Results Over Title IX Celebration Weekend
The Harvard women’s volleyball team hosted a competitive double-header as it continued Ivy League play in front of students, alumni, parents, and fans this past weekend. The hosts showed their resilience, bouncing back from the previous weekend’s loss to Dartmouth and topping Penn in a tight five-setter for its second win of the season on Friday. The next day, however, the Crimson, despite respectable performances from its players, came up short against a strong Princeton offense. Saturday’s matchup was a headline of the Title IX Celebration Weekend, which commemorated the 50th anniversary of women’s athletics at the College.
Fast and Furey-ous
Sophomore outside hitter Corinne Furey goes for a serve against Merrimack on Sept. 4, 2021. In the recent match against Princeton, Furey had the second-most kills for the team.
Huddling Up
The Crimson celebrates after a point last year against Merrimack, who they beat in four sets. Harvard will not face the Warriors this year, with only Ivy League opponents ahead for the rest of the season.
Harvard Ends Non-Conference Play With Loss, Look Toward Ivy-League Play
This past weekend, the Harvard women’s volleyball team traveled to Durham, N.C. to face off against Winthrop University and Duke University in a double header weekend. Despite two commendable performances, the Crimson was unable to find victory in its journey to the Tar Heel State.
Harvard Women’s Volleyball Finishes 2021 Campaign With Significant Improvement
Last weekend the women’s volleyball team finished out its season, losing to Brown (20-4, 13-1 Ivy League) and Yale (16-7, 9-5) with scores of 3-0 and 3-2, respectively. The Crimson’s 10-13, 7-7 record is a marked improvement from its previous season’s record of 5-18, 2-10 in 2019.
Fury from Furey
First-year outside hitter Corinne Furey fires a kill in a September 2021 match against Austin Peay.
Women’s Volleyball Breezes Past Princeton, Fights Back but Ultimately Falls to Penn in Tight Decider
The top floor of the Malkin Athletic Center erupted in cheers from students and parents alike as sophomore hitter Ashley Wang delivered a kill to clinch the fourth set for the Crimson (9-10, 6-4 Ivy League) in Saturday’s match against the University of Pennsylvania (6-13, 3-7). The Quakers had cruised through the first two sets, but Harvard clawed its way back in the third and fourth to send the match into a decider. Despite saving five match points, the Crimson could not turn the corner and lost the fifth set 18-16.
Shouldering the Responsibility: Women’s Volleyball’s Julia Beckmann Captains Her Team Despite Medical Retirement
In July of 2021, senior outside attacker Julia Beckmann was faced with an extremely challenging set of circumstances.
Prodigy
Beckmann (#15 in this picture) played six years of varsity volleyball in high school, beginning in seventh grade and captaining the Garden City squad for three years.
Teamwork Makes the Dream Work
Harvard’s front line communicates and works together during its third and fourth set rallies against Penn.
Women’s Volleyball Splits Weekend Series at Yale, Brown
Coming off a grueling five-set loss on the road to Princeton last weekend, the Harvard women’s volleyball team (6-8, 3-2 Ivy League) responded with a huge 3-2 win at Yale (10-4, 3-2 Ivy League) on Friday, before falling to Brown (12-3, 5-0 Ivy League) 3-1 on Saturday.
Huddle Up
Harvard has a 2-1 record in Ivy League play after splitting a pair of closely contested matches over the weekend.
Women’s Volleyball Continues Competitive Ivy League Play, Defeating Penn, Losing to Princeton in a Decider
This past weekend, Harvard (5-7, 2-1 Ivy League) traveled to Penn (4-8, 1-2 Ivy League) and Princeton (9-2, 3-0 Ivy League) for a pair of conference matchups, delivering a win against the Quakers on Friday and dropping a close contest to the Tigers on Saturday.