But the weekend’s offensive explosion, while encouraging for the Crimson, was far from a revelation for Docter.

The sophomore has quietly put together another stellar season, even in the midst of her team’s early struggles.

With 122 kills on the year, Docter has evolved from being among her team’s best attackers to being the primary target on offense.

While the second-year player’s attack percentage is down—from .161 last year to .154 thus far in 2010—her team-leading kill total has come on a whopping 468 attempts, over 100 more than the next Crimson hitter. Clearly, the team feels that Docter has come into her own on the court.

“[Docter] has always had a lot of talent, but one big thing is that she’s grown up a lot in a sense and is a lot more mature,” Wu said. “She’s stepping up and taking on the role of a leader on the court.”

“She’s matured a lot as a player and as a person,” Pettit agreed. “She’s always been a confident player, but her experience from last year has really translated…I think her court awareness has improved a lot in terms of finding open holes. She’s a very smart player.”

Clearly, the sophomore hitter has done enough to impress her teammates. If Docter keeps up her strong play, she’ll continue to dazzle opponents as well.

—Staff writer Max N. Brondfield can be reached at mbrondf@fas.harvard.edu.