The Crimson had little trouble handling the limited Bulldog weapons. No Yale player posted a double-double, and only two players were able to register kills in the double figures.
“We definitely played a lot better because we knew that at Brown we were playing a little slower and maybe not realizing the importance of the game,” Ogbechie said.
Harvard 3, Brown 2
Despite coming out strong with a win in the first game of the match, the Crimson faltered in its second and third against Brown. But Harvard recovered and dispensed with the Bears after forcing the match to a tiebreaker for its second straight win over last year’s Ivy co-champions (30-27, 22-30, 31-33, 30-27, 15-9).
“We were making our own mistakes—it was really our fault,” Ogbechie said. “But we didn’t panic, we stayed calm, and decided we need to the play to the speed we always play.”
Despite the less than impressive win, Bendush recorded her first double-double of the weekend with 11 kills and 15 digs. Gould also displayed an impressive game, providing 20 digs and Ogbechie had 23 kills.
“After that game we knew that we came up with a win, but we also knew that we had to improve for [Yale],” Ogbechie said.