Jellison led the attack against the Bears with 20 kills, and junior middle hitter Katherine Hart tacked on 16 kills. Freshman setter Mindy Jellin also had a superb game both offensively and defensively, assisting on 55 points and tallying 22 digs.

After cruising to a 2-0 record with wins over Penn and Brown, Harvard ran into its first roadblock against Princeton Saturday evening. The Tigers dominated the first two games, 15-6 and 15-13, but the Crimson rebounded to win the next two games, 16-14 and 15-9. The Tigers pulled out all the stops during the fifth and final game, winning 15-10.

During the match against the Tigers, Jellison again tallied a team-high 19 kills, and Denniston added 14 kills in the Crimson's losing effort.

Because the Ivy Championship is determined through a double-elimination system, Harvard kept its hopes alive by winning an exciting five-game match against Dartmouth in the next round.

Harvard lost the first two games against the Big Green, 9-15 and 7-15. The Crimson battled back to win the next two games, 15-9 and 15-12, to set up the deciding fifth game.

The Crimson surged to a quick 8-1 lead in the fifth game, but the Big Green's offense exploded in an 11-3 run to tie the game at 11. Jellin took a pass over the net to force a Dartmouth sideout, and the Crimson scored three straight points to pull ahead to a 14-11 lead. Jellison then delivered her 20th kill of the night to win the match for the Crimson.

In addition to Jellison's 20 kills against Dartmouth, Denniston led the team with 21 kills, and Hart added on 18 kills to bolster the explosive Harvard attack.