Entering the weekend tied with Brown for second place in the Ivy League, the Harvard women’s volleyball team travelled to Philadelphia on Friday night to take on Penn in a pivotal conference matchup.
After an opening game that saw the teams battle to a 28-26 Crimson victory, Harvard (9-6, 4-2 Ivy) defeated Penn (8-9, 2-4), three games to one.
Stepping up for the Crimson once again were freshman setter Corrine Bain and freshman outside hitter Grace Weghorst. Weghorst led the Crimson with 15 kills on the night, while Bain added 10. Bain also had 22 assists and added four service aces in the win. Sophomore Katherine Wallace and junior Caroline Waters also contributed nine kills each throughout the contest. On the defensive side, senior defensive specialist Natalie Doyle led the team with 12 digs.
Although the Quakers played solid defensively, with 74 digs to the Crimson’s 68, Penn could not maintain a consistent attack and ended the night with 32 attack errors and a .103 attack percentage. Key contributors in the game for the Quakers were senior outside hitter Kristin Etterbeek, who had 10 kills, and sophomore setter Alex Caldwell, who racked up 22 assists. Etterbeek also led the team in digs with 17.
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