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...improving performances by the three players, it was difficult for the team to find its rhythm all night.“It’s their third match with this rotation,” Baise said. “Jeff and Dan are doing a great job at the libero position. Shaun’s getting better, and we’ve been working on his blocking. I think we’re going in the right direction.”Harvard committed a total of eight errors in the first set while the Raiders faltered only three times...
...down without a fight in the second. The first point of the second belonged to the Crimson, which gained a lead in the match for the first time. But Yale again came out with the win, 25-16. At the start of the third game, Kocurek took over at libero, contributing seven digs to the effort. The strategic reconfiguration did not reverse the game’s momentum, however, as Harvard fell to the Bulldogs, 25-19, to give up the shutout. McKinley nailed 11 of those kills and boasted a .267 attack percentage...
...better, dug ourselves out of a lot of point deficits, and we learned how to rally around each other. It’s really going to help us next season.”Though the Crimson is losing three graduating seniors—opposite hitter Jamie Crooks, libero Brian Rapp, and outside hitter Jordan Weitzen—much of the Crimson’s core will be back again next year.Junior Brady Weissbourd slammed down an average of 3.78 kills per game and had a season hitting percentage of .439, while sophomore Erik Kuld paced the Crimson offense with...
...squad has underclassmen that have the ability to step up and fill the shoes. Sophomores Katherine Kocurek and Lily Durwood—who were recently named next season’s co-captains—have already cemented themselves as contributors to the team. In just her second season, libero Kocurek already holds the Crimson record for digs in a season with 520 this fall. Her 5.09 career digs per game also leads the Harvard all-time list, and her 5.59 digs per game this season toppled her own record of 4.44 digs per game for best in a season...
...Crimson only managed an attack percentage of .200.Harvard did not fare any better in games two and three, hitting a meager .105 and .156, respectively.Sophomore Erik Kuld and junior captain Brady Weissbourd shined again, leading the Crimson with 11 kills each. Weissbourd posted a hitting percentage of .429. Senior libero Brian Rapp dove for eight digs, while sophomore setter Gil Weintraub set up for 32 assists.But though a few individuals shined, the Crimson could not overpower its league foe.ST. AMBROSE 3, HARVARD 0Swept for the first time this season, the Crimson was stung by the Fighting Bees...