PRINCETON 3, HARVARD 0

Harvard had a good showing against the eventual conference co-champions, scoring 20, 22, and 22 points respectively in the game’s three sets. Though Princeton eventually wore the home team down in every set, the stats were relatively even across the board.

In terms of kills, the Crimson had 46 to the Tigers’ 49, and the two team’s hitting percentages were similar, with Harvard finishing with a team percentage of .270 compared to Princeton’s .300.

Freshman hitter Sandra Zeng and Sigurdson both had strong defensive performances, pulling out ten digs apiece in the hotly-contested matchup. Cornelius led the Crimson offensively, finishing the game with 13 kills, one of her best tallies of the season.

The team had trouble dealing with Princeton sophomore hitter Maggie O’Connell, who posted 18 kills on the evening.

Fields and junior blocker Jocelyn Meyer tallied nine kills each for Harvard.

Although they fell short of the Ivy League title this year, the Crimson has a lot to look forward to for next season. It only lost two seniors and finished third in the Ancient Eight standings. Cornelius returns to lead a youthful team next year, one which will consist of just four seniors.

“We’re a young team full of young superstars really,” Sigurdson said. “I have confidence that everyone is going to develop and grow further next year, and hopefully, it’s going to lead the team into a really awesome spot.”

The Crimson’s 8-6 third-place finish in the Ivy League was an improvement on last year’s fourth-place finish at 7-7, though the team has yet to reproduce the 2015 season, when Harvard went 10-4 in conference play and tied with Princeton atop the league.

After defeating the Crimson, Princeton went on to tie with Yale for the Ivy crown. The championship is Princeton’s third title or tied-for title in a row.

The Tigers and Bulldogs will play in a playoff to determine the Ivy League’s NCAA representative on Saturday, Nov. 18.