“[Against] Stony Brook, we absolutely had some more mistakes than in the other two matches,” Weiss said. “We came out kind of slow. We tried to make a comeback in the third game, we won that, and we played well in the fourth game. I was really proud of the way we played in those last two games.”

Junior Anne Carroll Ingersoll, who has been struggling with injuries through preseason, put on a strong showing, earning eight kills and four blocks for the Crimson.

HARVARD 3, RIDER 1

The final match of the opening day saw Harvard win convincingly against Rider, 25-18, 21-25, 25-18, 25-18.

“We were stronger than they were in terms of our overall offense,” Weiss said. “We really used our middle offense and scored a lot from the middle attack. And so that was good—we were definitely dominant [in] that match.”

Docter and Fryhofer each had 11 kills, Docter also added 12 digs, while Cooney had nine kills.

“Rider was very good for building our confidence,” Pettit said. “Almost everyone got to play, and that’s not something we’ve always had in past seasons.”

Harvard used a 9-2 run to open a lead and win the opening set. After a slight hiccup in the second, Harvard would use an 11-5 run to take the third set, and began the fourth set 6-1 to pull away for good.

FORDHAM 3, HARVARD 0

The Crimson lost in three tight sets to open up the tournament on Friday, dropping the match, 25-22, 29-27, 25-23.

“[Against] Fordham, the games were very tight games, [and] we played well,” Weiss said. “We played one for one, and we were really working on controlling our unforced errors.”

Docter spearheaded the Crimson’s offensive effort, tallying 12 kills and two aces .

“Overall, it was a productive weekend,” Weiss said. ”We know learned a lot about what we need to work on to prepare for the future and the Ivies.”

—Staff writer David E. Lopez-Lengowski can be reached at delopez@coll harvard.edu.