There's good news and bad news for the Harvard men's volleyball team.

The bad news first.

Harvard needed a Spingfield College victory over Roger Williams College in a league match to receive an NCAA bid last night. But, alas, it was not to be. Roger Williams handily won, 3-0.

The dream remains a dream.

And now for the good news.

Yalies are coming to town tomorrow night.

And the Harvard men's Volleyball team is hoping to play the perfect hosts.

By beating them, again.

Unlike the NCAA bid, Harvard has a chance to control destiny with its own hands.

Yale Tonight

A victory over Yale would almost ensure Harvard of a second or third seed in the Ivy League tournament this weekend.

A second or third seed would enable the Crimson to avoid top-seeded Princeton in the opening round and increase the team's chances of making the finals.

With sophomore Jon Carpenter and junior Cody Church out due to injuries, the Crimson is hopping that its bench will come through for it.

"We have a lot of talent on the team. Even if we start and six players and sit Vince [Marin], I'm confident that we can win," Carpenter said.

The players hope to use the game as a stepping-stone to this weekend's tournament.