After barely missing out on league championships in each of the last three seasons, the Harvard players hope this is their year to grab Ivy glory. WOMEN'S VOLLEYBALL

LAST SEASON

25-9, 7-0 lvy

COACH

Jennifer Weiss, sixth year

CAPTAINS

Kate Nash, Melissa Forcum

KEY RETURNERS

Senior S Kate Nash; Senior OH Melissa Forcum; Sophomore MH Katherine Hart

KEY LOSSES

MH Elissa Hart; OH Lolita Lopez

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING

"There is a lot of parity in the league this year." --Harvard Coach Jennifer Weiss

OUTLOOK

This team saw the lvy League title slip from its fingertips in 1995 and 1996, then last year lost twice in the lvy Tournament after an undefeated lvy run. It is a hungry team, and one capable of challenging for a title despite a huge loss in Elissa Hart. If the younger Hart can ably fill her sister's shoes, problem solved.

W. VOLLEYBALL SCHEDULE (HOME GAMES IN CAPS)

DATE  OPPONENT 9/12  HOLY CROSS, W 3-0 B.C., L 3-1 9/13  Cent. Conn., W 3-0 9/18  Nevada-Reno; Cal State-Fullerton 9/19  San Luis Obispo; St. Mary's 9/22  MASSACHUSETTS 9/25  PITTSBURGH 9/26  MANHATTAN; ST. JOHN'S 9/30  NEW HAMPSHIRE 10/3  Indiana State 10/4  Denver, Northeastern 10/9  Cornell 10/10  Columbia 10/14  Boston College 10/16  PRINCETON 10/17  PENNSYLVANIA 10/24  DARTMOUTH 10/27  PROVIDENCE 10/30  Yale 10/31  Brown 11/4  Northeastern 11/6  MARIST FAIRFIELD 11/7  HOLY CROSS SIENA 11/13-15  Ivy Championships (at Brown)