Word: rivieres
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Opening night jitters did little to shake the Harvard men’s volleyball team, which began its season last night at home with an impressive 3-0 win over Rivier College at the Malkin Athletic Center...
...first set, Harvard and Rivier exchanged points, as the Crimson struggled to keep the ball in play...
Harvard took an 8-5 lead off of a Rivier kill that fell out-of-bounds, and the Crimson seized the momentum. Powered by kills from junior outside hitter Juan Carlos Cardet and sophomore outside hitter Will Reppun, Harvard extended its advantage to as much as eight. In the closing points, the Crimson had some trouble putting the Raiders away, but walked off with...
...story in the second set was much the same. Harvard jumped out to an early 8-3 lead, but Rivier managed to cut the deficit to four, staging a bit of a comeback. The Crimson took a timeout when the Raiders cut Harvard’s lead to 19-15. The Crimson regrouped and held onto the lead for another...
Another problem for the Crimson is depth. While Harvard had a significant height advantage over Rivier, its roster of nine players was dwarfed by the Raiders’ 15. One of the challenges of having only nine players on the roster is the inability to field two teams for intra-squad scrimmages...