On Friday, Harvard dominated from beginning to end against Columbia (8-15, 4-10). The Crimson won in straight sets, each by at least five points, to keep on pace with Yale entering the last match of the regular season.
After the Lions won two consecutive points to bring the third set within five points at 24-19, Holte was able to secure a kill for Harvard and lift her team over Columbia, 3-0.
Harvard set the tone early in the match, jumping out to an early 11-6 lead and never letting the Lions get within five points after that point. The second set was contested early on, but after Columbia gained a one-point lead over the Crimson, 11-10, Harvard won seven of the next nine points, gaining control of the match and putting it one set away from finishing off the Lions.
Weghorst led the Crimson on Friday night, finishing with 11 kills. Sophomore Corie Bain fell two kills shy of completing a triple-double in the MAC, finishing with 20 assists and 10 digs.
“It was a crazy ride,” Weghorst said. “It was an absolutely amazing year.”
—Staff writer Kurt T. Bullard can be reached at kurtbullard@college.harvard.edu.