Lothman led Harvard, racking up an impressive 34 assists, four digs, three attacks, and two kills in three games.

“Rob stepped up,” Schreff said, “The passing today was not as good as we like it to be, so Rob really made the most of every play, I thought, and really got everyone going by running our offense effectively.”

Outside hitters Jones and Gibbons provided 14 kills each for the Crimson. Freshmen middle blockers Kyle Rehkemper and Nick Madden made a significant impact from the middle with nine and eight kills, respectively.

Despite some spectacular individual performances, Harvard struggled at several points during the match. The Crimson missed 11 serves and both Scheff and Baise were unhappy with the team’s defense.

“I didn’t think it was out best match,” Baise said, “But anytime a team, especially a young team, finds a way to win, even when we’re not playing our best, that’s a really important quality and that’s hard to teach.”

“We weren’t able to put it all together as well as we wanted tonight,“ Schreff added. “We have a lot to work on, but we’re kind of where we need to be in terms of having the right weapons to win a lot of games.”