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...frame fared better for Harvard. Pulling out to a quick 4-1 lead on a kill from sophomore Jamie Crooks, the Crimson never trailed on its way to the 30-18 victory. Every Harvard player saw action in the match, including freshman Jeff Nathan, who came in as a libero in game three. “Everyone works hard in practice, so we want to give them some opportunities,” Ridolfi said. Additionally, Brian Rapp added a few assists after taking over at setter for the aching Dave Fitz. Fitz contributed to the attack with 32 assists...
...along with his 39 assists. And on the outside, junior Laurence Favrot played one of the best matches of his career, tallying 11 kills on .381 hitting. “Laurence was an All-County outside hitter in high school, but we had to move him to libero because of older players at his position,” McKiernan said. “Now, he’s come into his own. It’s not a surprise to us at all, but it’s confusing some other teams in the league.” Both teams...
...With sophomore libero Brian Rapp anchoring the defense with 15 digs, Harvard picked up the second frame...
...route to a 3-1 (30-27, 25-30, 30-23, 30-26) victory over New Haven on Friday night in West Haven, Conn.Despite playing without McKiernan, the Harvard offense looked solid for most of the night, led by McCrone’s 21 kills on .390 hitting. With libero Laurence Favrot (13 digs) and Freese (seven blocks) guiding the defense, the Crimson picked up its second league win of the year in entertaining fashion.“We had fun out there,” Fitz said. “We played the best that we had all year...
...match against Vassar—was limited by a sore shoulder, while Fitz played for the first time this year after suffering a bone bruise to his ankle prior to the Crimson’s preseason opener. Though the setter primarily entered the match to serve—with libero Laurence Favrot replacing him immediately afterwards—he insisted that his injury had improved significantly. “I half practiced yesterday, did some jump setting, and I felt pretty good,” Fitz said. “I’ll be full strength by next week...