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...consideration, the Harvard men’s volleyball team put up a lackluster effort and was dominated by the Bobcats, losing 3-1 (30-19, 28-30, 30-26, 30-24) at the Malkin Athletic Center. “We came out flat,” co-captain Seamus McKiernan said. “We really were aiming to beat New Haven, and we were shocked in the fifth game. It’s hard to come back two days later and play well.” With Wednesday’s loss to Hay Division opponent New Haven...
...couple of points go, and that really killed us.” The Crimson seemed to have the momentum going into the fifth after winning the fourth frame 30-27 in comeback fashion. Falling behind 10-7 early, a combined 12 kills from McKiernan and McCrone led the team to pull ahead at 13-12 and never trail again. The attack was aided by junior setter Dave Fitz who led the game with 53 assists. “We just did what we were supposed to do in the fourth game that enabled us to pull away...
...eight days over the Warriors (10-6, 5-2 Hay), which did not lose its first league game until March 11 against Harvard (10-9, 8-3). “In volleyball, the points from twenty to thirty are really the most important,” co-captain Seamus McKiernan said. “Today it just depended on which team could make that final push.” On Saturday, that team was the Crimson. Having struggled earlier in the season with closing out games, Harvard intensified its play in the final points of the contest against...
...ball out they get a point, or we hit a ball out they get a point. They make a couple plays because they play hard, so they stay in the game.” But thereafter it was mostly Harvard. Thanks to key kills from Weissbourd, co-captain Seamus McKiernan, and sophomore Jordan Weitzen, the Crimson pulled ahead, 20-13, and never led by less than five on the way to the 30-23 victory. “In the flow of the game we never were in danger and we never felt like we were in danger...
...errors,” junior setter Dave Fitz said. “We played our game, made the swings when we needed to, and didn’t give them any cheap points.” The Crimson’s middle hitters had another solid night, with Seamus McKiernan, Brady Weissbourd, and Andy Nelson combining for 23 kills on .475 hitting. Fitz contributed as well, posting five kills on .667 hitting to go along with his 39 assists. And on the outside, junior Laurence Favrot played one of the best matches of his career, tallying 11 kills...