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...other words, this season just wasn't happening for Harvard. It wasn't until mid-February, halfway through the season, that Harvard coach Ishan Gurdal finally decided on a setter, putting former back-row-specialist and co-captain Abbas Hyderi on the second hit for good. Sophomore Evan Beachy had been the full-time setter, and then Beachy and Hyderi switched off in the 6-2 offense before Hyderi took over full-time...
However, following a timeout by coach Ihsan Gurdal and several substitutions, the Crimson managed to squeak out a 15-13 win. Harvard hung on to win the final two games by a score of 15-13 in each but not after having to come from behind in both games...
...victory over Yale, coach Ihsan Gurdal experimented with different setting formations, often using both senior Abbas Hyderi and sophomore Evan Beachy in the setter role...
Since the cause of many of those losses was erratic passing, Harvard coach Ihsan Gurdal moved sophomore setter Evan Beachy to the opposite position (left-side hitter) and moved co-captain Abbas Hyderi--usually a passing specialist--in control of the second hit. Hyderi, though shorter than Beachy, is quick enough to run down errant serve receives and set up the spikers...
...because of Olson's injury that Gurdal decided to rotate positions. Olson normally plays the position that Beachy has moved to now, and if he was healthy Harvard would immediately go back to its original order...