Advertisement

W. Volleyball Ascends To Ivy League Lead

The final game of the match was never close, with the Crimson coasting to the match-deciding victory.

Ogbechie posted 5.5 blocks in addition to her 20 kills, while junior outside hitter Allison Bendush added Harvard’s only double-double (14 kills, 13 digs).

Sophomore outside hitters Pernilla Schweitzer and Ashley Atkins added nine and eight digs, respectively. Junior outside hitter Amy Dildine chipped in 11 kills.

Harvard 3, Yale 0

After watching Winthrop snap its five-game winning streak the previous Saturday, the Crimson began a new streak, bullying Yale to a straight game 3-0 (30-21, 30-24, 30-25) victory Friday night.

Advertisement

Ogbechie led the Harvard offense with 17 kills and a monstrous .481 hitting percentage in a contest that was never close.

Bendush and Pospisil each chipped in nine kills, as Jellin (34 assists) spread out the offense.

“Our team chemistry is great right now,” Weiss said. “They are all thinking about each other.”

Junior outside hitter Nathalie Miller went down late in the first game with an ankle injury, but the Crimson was relieved by the return of Schweitzer.

Schweitzer, a starter since her first match at Harvard last season, hadn’t played since injuring her neck during warm-ups two weeks ago, but tallied eight digs in just over two games.

Bendush led a very balanced Crimson defense with nine digs, while Atkins and Ogbechie posted eight each. Gould added seven digs.

—Staff writer Lande A. Spottswood can be reached at spottsw@fas.havard.edu.

Advertisement