Word: hitter
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...That unique jersey is for a unique position. It’s volleyball’s version of the designated hitter, except a libero is a defensive replacement. When Blotky entered the game, she took over a position in the rotation without costing Harvard coach Jennifer Weiss one of her limited substitutions...
...Blotky trucked along, sacrificing herself for her team—even though she played at the exciting outside hitter position in high school, even though she was recruited as an outside hitter, and even though she spent her freshman collegiate season on the outside before switching to libero her sophomore year...
...There was the time the designated hitter called to my attention the “bat lengths” of his rookie teammates...
...road trip of the year, the Harvard women’s volleyball team fell twice to New York schools, getting swept 3-0 by Ivy League leader Cornell on Friday night before stumbling late against Columbia in a 3-2 defeat on Saturday afternoon.Despite the losing efforts, sophomore outside hitter Laura Mahon had the best weekend of her collegiate volleyball career, racking up 37 kills and 32 digs.“Laura Mahon did a great job,” co-captain Elizabeth Blotky said. “Especially against Cornell’s big block, diversifying and working...
...improvement in terms of just being able to finish a game.” In a nail-biter of a frame in which the Crimson had four game points before sealing the deal, Harvard showed a glimpse of what the team can really do. After freshman outside hitter Kathryn McKinley’s second kill of the frame put the team up 3-2, the Crimson never trailed again on its way to a 34-32 victory. Harvard had 24 kills on .333 hitting, nine of which came from sophomore Laura Mahon. The outside hitter finished with 22 kills...