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Despite the absence of co-captain and reigning team MVP Seamus McKiernan, who did not travel with the team due to illness, the Crimson attack performed well, posting 79 kills on .287 hitting...
...didn’t figure into its 1-1 Hay Division record. Nevertheless, the defeat still stung. “Every team is a proud team,” co-captain John Freese said. “It’s tough to lose.” Co-captain Seamus McKiernan and junior setter Dave Fitz, still suffering nagging injuries, took the court in games three and four. McKiernan—who sat out last Saturday’s match against Vassar—was limited by a sore shoulder, while Fitz played for the first time this year after...
...volleyball team cruised past league rival Vassar, sweeping the Brewers 3-0 (30-20, 30-23, 30-24) on Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center to win its first contest of the young season. Despite the absence of junior Dave Fitz and co-captain and leading scorer Seamus McKiernan, the Crimson (1-6, 1-1 Hay) played aggressively and attacked the Vassar defense throughout the match. Four Harvard players reached double figures in kills, with senior outside hitter Luke McCrone producing 17 kills and just one error on 24 swings for a whopping .667 hitting percentage...
...with a chance to evaluate how well it would match up against its conference rivals in the weeks to come.Sophomore Brian Rapp filled in at setter again for the Crimson, racking up 60 assists in the two contests. His favorite target was senior opposite hitter Seamus McKiernan, who registered 29 kills on the weekend to earn a spot on the All-Golden Dome Classic squad.But the Crimson offense sputtered in both matches, only managing to hit above .200 in one game all weekend.“Most of the problems were on our side of the court...
...third frame was yet another example of the Crimson’s untimely lethargic starts. With numerous errors early on, Harvard again found itself in a deficit, down 12-6. The team showed some flare to pull within three at 22-19 on a kill from senior Seamus McKiernan, who posted a double-double with 17 kills and 13 digs. On the whole, however, the team hit a meager .079 and was riddled with service errors in the 30-23 loss. “We don’t go back and serve with enough purpose,” sophomore...