Skelly currently leads the Ivy-League in kills with 60, recording 13 against Georgia State and 11 against Holy Cross.

Close behind is freshman Kristin Casey, who has 58 kills on the season and six service aces.

“[Kristen] has started in all the games for us and has performed very well,” Weiss said. “She is a wonderful addition [to the team].”

More offensive threats for the Crimson are Tara Maclean—who made her debut for Harvard in the match against University of New Hampshire, logging a team-high 19 kills—and Erin Cooney, who, since the 2010 frame, has come off the bench for the Crimson and posted 54 kills and 18 blocks.

Big hitters are not all Harvard has to offer this season, with much of its young winning power coming from the defense.

Sophomore Natalie Doyle, who had a career-high 20 digs in the match against the Wildcats, has helped Wu protect the ball with a record of 87 digs so far.

Another sophomore, Kelsey Beck, has also helped bolster the Crimson line as a defensive specialist.

“[Beck] been really effective for us,” Weiss said, “and [Doyle] has been playing well for us on defense.”

The freshmen and sophomores have certainly shown that what they may lack in collegiate experience, they make up in passion.

“We have [added] five really competitive freshmen to the team who work extremely hard in practice and in games,” Wu praised.

Only time will tell if the Crimson’s early success will sustain the test of the 2011 season, but a good indication will come in this weekend’s Harvard Invitational, where the squad faces off against Holy Cross—which it defeated 3-0 on Sept. 9—Navy, and Northeastern in its first home tournament of the year.