Harvard Men's Volleyball Hosts Rivier Wednesday Night
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | T |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rivier (10-4) | 22 | 18 | 25 | 23 | 1 | |
| Harvard (4-1) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 25 | 3 |
| Rivier | Harvard |
|---|---|
|
K:
Sam Kazlas - 16
B: Aaron Almario - 5 D: Drew Corwin - 5 SA: Taylor Lindner - 3 |
K:
2 Players (#11, #15 - 14)
B: Nick Madden - 4 D: Chris Gibbons - 9 SA: 4 Players (#6, #11, #13, #15 - 1) |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rivier | Harvard |
|---|---|---|
| Hitting % | .243 | .352 |
| Blocks | 10.5 | 7.0 |
| Digs | 25 | 27 |
| Aces | 8 | 4 |
Freshman Chris Gibbons tallied 13 kills against MIT Saturday evening (photo courtesy Harvard Athletic Communications).
The Particulars
The Harvard men’s volleyball team welcomes the Rivier Raiders
to the Malkin Athletic Center for a Wednesday night showdown.
The Crimson enters the match with a 3-1 record after downing MIT
Saturday.
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard’s 3-1 start this season is the best start since the
2008 season when the Crimson opened the season with three victories
before falling to Springfield.
On Saturday, in front of a packed house at the Malkin Athletic
Center, the Crimson secured its first come-from-behind win of the
season over MIT. After dropping the first set, 26-24, Harvard
rebounded to take the next three, including a thrilling 31-29
fourth-set victory to seal the match.
Harvard holds a 6-3 series lead over the Raiders. The Crimson has
lost the last two meetings with Rivier with Harvard’s last
victory coming in January of 2008.
Scouting The Raiders
Rivier enters the contest against the Crimson with a 10-3 mark and
is ranked No. 11 in the AVCA Division III poll. The Raiders opened
the season with eight victories before losing Jan. 29 to Baruch at
the Rutgers-Newark Classic.
The Raiders are 2-2 since that loss with wins over D’Youville
and Emmanuel, but with losses to Stevens and New York
University.
Jared Andreozzi paces the Raiders with a 4.0 kills per set average.
Andreozzi also leads the team in hitting percentage (.273) and
service aces per set (0.39). Alex Xenidis (1.70), Sam Kazlas (1.68)
and John Furka (1.53) have also been tallying at least 1.50 kills
per set this season.
Double-digits
Harvard is 3-0 when junior Matt Jones notches double-digit kills.
Jones has tallied 56 kills through the first four matches, a 3.73
per set average.
Blocking Power
Harvard is also 3-0 when the team records at least 10 blocks in a
match. The Crimson had 19 blocks against Endicott (Jan. 28), 14
against MIT (Feb. 5) and 10 against Newbury (Jan. 25).
Nick Madden leads the Crimson with 25 total blocks this season,
while Kyle Rehkemper (17), Jones (12) and Michael Owen (11) are
also having an active season at the net.
Up Next
AVCA Division III No. 6 Stevens awaits the Crimson Saturday night.
First serve is set for 7 p.m.
