Men's Volleyball Hosts NYU Saturday Evening
Photo courtesy of Gil Talbot
The Particulars
Harvard hosts New York University in a conference match Saturday,
March 27 at the Malkin Athletic Center.
Last Time Out
Harvard dropped a non-division match to Springfield, 3-1, Tuesday
evening. Nikola Ivica tallied 19 kills and nine digs and senior
Erik Kuld recorded 15 kills and 13 digs.
The first two sets of the evening, both teams battled for the lead
at the beginning before the Springfield Pride pulled away and held
a two set advantage heading in to the third set.
In the third set, both teams used offensive runs to battle for the
lead. A kill by senior Gil Weintraub sparked the Crimson offense to
a 9-3 run to gain the lead at 23-20. The home team rallied and came
within one point of claiming the set before Harvard scored five
unanswered points, capped off with a kill by Kuld, to pick up a
31-29 win and force a fourth set.
In the fourth set, Harvard battled from a 19-13 deficit to tie the
score at 24-24. Each team had several opportunities to score the
match point, but the set wasn't decided until Springfield's AJ
Nally recorded a kill and sophomore Matt Jones committed an error
for the home team to claim a 37-35 win.
Harvard tallied 61 kills and 49 digs in the match. Senior Soren
Rosier posted a team-high seven blocks.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard stands 2-12 on the season and 2-1 in EIVA Hay Division
play.
Senior Erik Kuld paces the team with 3.65 kills per set while
sophomore Matt Jones adds 3.54 kills per set. Senior Gil Weintraub
is handing out 7.53 assists per set. On the defensive side, Jones
leads the Crimson with 1.79 digs per set and sophomore Nicola Ivica
is registering 0.98 blocks per set.
Scouting The Violets
NYU holds a 4-13 overall record with an 0-4 mark in EIVA Hay
division play. Michael Ferragonio paces the team with 3.06 kills
per set while Pattrick Dodd adds 3.05 kills per set.
Trevor Salter is handing out 10.68 assists per set. Defensively,
Jay Hayes and Fereagonio lead the team in digs with 2.02 and 1.53,
respectively. Francis Hodgson is recording 1.13 blocks per set.
The Last Meeting
Harvard defeated NYU March 28, 2009 at the Coles Sports Center in
Manhattan. The Violets took control of the match early, taking the
first two sets. The Crimson made a defensive change in the lineup
and took the final three sets to win the match, 3-2 (28-30, 33-35,
30-26, 20-26, 15-13).
Brady Weissbourd ’09 tallied a match-high 31 kills while
hitting .349 and adding a team-high seven digs.
On the Bench
Head coach Brian Baise, a 1995 graduate of Princeton, is in his
second season at Harvard. He brings a 13-19 overall record into
today’s match.
