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...Alissa M. D’Gama contributed to the reporting of this story...
...distributed 44 assists. The Crimson strung multiple four- and five-point runs throughout the first game to establish a dominant 27-12 lead, and while a subsequent Columbia run made it closer, Harvard was able to close out a 30-22 game one victory on a kill by sophomore Alissa Flesher. Game two featured some of the most efficient hitting Harvard has displayed this year, as the team collectively hit a remarkable .395 with only four errors. The Crimson cruised out to an early 9-0 lead in the third game but let the Lions back into it late. Harvard...
...undefeated in the Ivy League, Harvard kept games close but dropped the match, 3-0 (31-29, 30-25, 30-28).Trimble helped give Harvard an early 11-6 lead over the Tigers in the first game.The teams later tied at 27, and a kill by sophomore middle hitter Alissa Flesher, one of her 13 on the day, put Harvard in the lead at 29-28, one point away from capturing the game. But a Harvard service error placed the ball in visitors’ hands, and two Princeton kills sealed the victory in favor of the Tigers...
...Crimson chose to rely instead on its outside hitters.“We were trying to push it out to the pins,” coach Jennifer Weiss said.It worked. The Crimson began to close the gap and brought the Yale lead down to 22-17 on an Alissa Flesher kill before the Bulldogs eventually pulled away to win the first game. “We had a little bit of trouble starting in general,” Mahon said.Harvard continued to adapt its strategy in the second game. Freshman outside hitter Mikaelle Comrie entered the second game and recorded...
...McKinley and sophomore Chelsea Ono Horn had 11 digs each. Sophomore Lily Durwood led Harvard with 18 sets, and junior Laura Mays added an additional 14 assists. Although the Wildcats towered above the Crimson squad, with six players over six feet tall, Harvard out-blocked UNH 9-7. Sophomore Alissa Flesher led the Crimson defensive effort with four block assists, with one other solo knock down. “We had talked about their hitters and a lot of them have pretty high verticals, so we waited a little longer on them,” senior captain Suzie Trimble said...