"We started going with one primary setter [Evan Beachy] instead of two," Hyderi said. "It was a hard transition for us."

"We had a lot of mental mistakes that resulted in serving and passing errors," Hyderi said.

The Crimson's final match against Concordia exemplified Harvard's varying play over the weekend.

Coming off the loss to Vassar, the Crimson came out without much intensity, and Concordia out-hit Harvard in the early going to take a 10-1 lead.

With freshman outside hitter Dave Olson leading the way, however, the Crimson managed to turn the eightpoint deficit into a three-point, 15-12 victory.

True to form, though, Harvard proceeded to drop the second set 15-11, tying the match score at 1-1.

Once again, the Crimson was able to turn its play around, and an unfortunate Concordia team got caught in the Jekyl half of Harvard's Jekyl and Hyde performance.

Harvard won the third set handily, 15-5, and buried Concordia, 15-5, in the finale.

Olson again provided much of the firepower from the outside and also plastered two aces in the final set.

"Dave Olson really came through for us," Hyderi said.

The Crimson will next take the courts against Rutgers-Newark on Sunday at Malkin Athletic Center.

Rutgers-Newark--the toughest opponent in Harvard's schedule--leads the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association (EIVA).

Unfortunately for the Crimson, however, the losses to Princeton and Vassar left Harvard with very little chance of qualifying for the EIVA Tournament.

"The Rutgers match doesn't mean as much now," Hyderi said. "Since we're out of the EIVA Tournament, our goal now is to win the Ivies."