The intimidating stuff blocks from Denham and freshman middle blocker Alex Kowell, combined with the tough digs from Herger, sophomore Conor Gaughan and junior Auden Velasquez left the Quakers reeling and dazed.
The Crimson handily won the second game, 15-2, and the match, 2-0. In the other semifinal match, Princeton also swept Cornell with an impressive 15-2 win in the second game.
Harvard was confident going into the finals after its victory over Penn, but more importantly, the Crimson had played together as a cohesive unit.
"That was the most fun I've ever had in a volleyball game," Bookman said.
Stevenson led the team with 12 kills and junior co-captain Justin Micomonaco had nine digs to pace the Crimson.
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