California in March can be hot. UCLA volleyball can be even hotter.
In Harvard’s first game on the West Coast, the Bruins overwhelmed the visitors, posting a hitting percentage of .560. Although the Crimson hit at a respectable clip of .294, no offensive output could match UCLA, which hit with force all contest.
Harvard did not record a single block in the contest, which evidenced the defensive struggles. The performance came as a disappointing showing for a team that headed into the West Coast part of its schedule after a three-set win in its previous match.
No Crimson player reached a double-digit kill total. White paced the squad with seven finishes, but those points came despite an overall kill percentage of .143.
On the other side of the net, seven Bruins hit at least .500 to contribute to a potent attack that racked up 46 kills on 75 attempts.
—Staff writer Stuart Johnson can be reached at stuart.johnson@thecrimson.com.