The Harvard women's volleyball team did something it couldn't do just 11 days ago--it beat Beantown rival Boston College last night.

And not only did the Crimson (4-3) beat the Eagles (5-7), the home team didn't even let the Eagles win a game, shutting them out 3-0 with a 15-7, 15-5, 15-11 victory.

On September 11, in the Crimson's first game of the season and the Eagles' seventh, B.C. beat Harvard 3-2.

"They probably came in expecting to se a weaker team," co-captain Kristen Schaeffer said. "[Winning is] an awesome feeling."

The Crimson jumped out to a 3-0 lead in the first game before the Eagles stormed back to earn a 5-4 edge.

But the momentum switched after Schaeffer swung for a crucial kill to force a sideout. That started a Crimson rally that ended at 11-5 with Schaeffer blocking, killing and tipping successfully for the last three points before an Eagle timeout. The senior middle hitter would finish the night with 11 kills.

After the break, B.C. grabbed two points but would lose control of the serve. Sophomore outside hitter Erin Denniston capped the game with two huge kills for a 15-7 win.

Denniston, who celebrated her 19th birthday with the win and a cake, finished the night with a .483 hitting percentage and a game-leading 17 kills, almost all of which were clutch.

"Erin did a great job swinging on the outside," Harvard Coach Jennifer Weiss said.