PENN 3, HARVARD 0

The first time the Crimson played Penn in September, Harvard forged a comeback in the fourth and fifth sets to earn a victory. But on Friday evening, history failed to repeat itself.

Despite double-double performances by Kinsella and freshman setter Hannah Schmidt, the Crimson didn’t extend its winning streak to four games as Penn took all three sets.

“The first two games we struggled within our system, and we got beat by more than we wanted to be beat by,” Holte said. “Then we got a 10-minute break where we could re-focus and be a little more confident and bring a little bit more Harvard volleyball pride into the game. There was just one final push we didn’t get to in order to win that game.”

An ace from Docter and a kill from Casey, as well as multiple attack errors by Quaker players, gave Harvard a 15-10 lead in the third set. But despite multiple ties with Penn down the stretch, the Crimson was unable to overcome a two-set deficit and a late surge by the Quakers in the third set, falling, 26-24.

Penn jumped out to an early 12-5 lead in the first set and never looked back. The Quakers, led by double-doubles from sophomore outside hitter Emma White and freshman setters Alex Caldwell and Ronnie Bither, won the first and second sets handily, 25-17 and 25-19, respectively.