Princeton, NJ--On Sunday night, the men's volleyball team played heroically, but ultimately came up short of officially being named champions.
In a span of 59 points over two games, the Crimson lost the Ivy League title to the Princeton Tigers, 15-12, 17-15.
Harvard, fielding its best team in four years, was poised to reclaim the Ivy Title it lost to Princeton in 1993. Fate, though, spun the outcome in a different way, postponing a title reunion seven years in the making.
Now, with the devastating loss in the Ivy League Championship, the Crimson must recuperate in time to reprove itself to the league.
On Wednesday night, Harvard will play Queens College in the first round of the EIVA Tournament.
While a victory will not erase the pain of a win that could have been last weekend, it would go a long way towards continuing the progress men's volleyball has made this season.
Princeton 2, Harvard 0
Harvard and Princeton are veritable volleyball rivals, having met in the Ivy Finals for the last four years, with Princeton having won all four meetings.
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