Three Crimson Volleyball Players Earn All-Ivy League Honors

Photo of Christine Wu courtesy of Gil Talbot.

Three sophomore Harvard volleyball players were selected to the 2009 All-Ivy League Volleyball team as announced by the conference Tuesday morning. Anne Carroll Ingersoll and Christine Wu earned second team honors, while Sandra Lynne Fryhofer received honorable mention.

Ingersoll led the Crimson and the league in blocks with 1.14 blocks per set. She was second on the team and fifth in the Ancient Eight in hitting percentage with a .287 clip. The Rancho Sante Fe, Calif., native finished second on the squad in kills per set with 2.81. Ingersoll recorded double-digit kills in 13 matches and had five or more blocks in a match nine times. Ingersoll was the 2008 Ivy League Rookie of the Year and earned honorable mention honors.

Wu joins Ingersoll on the second team after receiving honorable mention honors as a freshman. She led the Crimson and was third in the league in digs per set with 5.11. Wu posted double-digit digs in 21 of Harvard’s 25 matches this season. The Naperville, Ill., native also led the team in aces with 28 (0.29 per set), which ranked fifth in the Ivies. Her 491 digs this season is the second most in Harvard history for a single season and her 869 career digs rank 10th all-time at Harvard.

Fryhofer received honorable mention honors for the first time in her career. She led the Ancient Eight in hitting percentage with a .318 clip. She was fourth on the team in kills per set with 2.31 and second in blocks with 0.68 per set. She hit a solid. .336 in conference matches, which also led the league.

Harvard finished fourth in the Ivy League standings with an 8-6 conference record, its best finish since 2004. The Crimson went 12-13 overall on the seasons for the most wins since 2004.