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February 6, 2009

NYU Rallies to Top Harvard, 3-2

NYU Rallies to Top Harvard, 3-2

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Crimson took an early 2-0 lead, but NYU rallied to take the next three games and defeat the Harvard men's volleyball team, 3-2, Friday night at the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard took the first games, 30-26 and 30-28, but the Violets defeated the Crimson in games three and four by identical 30-22 scores before winning the fifth and deciding set, 15-11.

Harvard (1-2, 0-1 Hay Division) was led by freshman Matt Jones and senior co-captain Brady Weissbourd, who each tallied 14 kills on the night, while Weissbourd also had a team-high 11 blocks. Junior co-captain Gil Weintraub contributed 50 assists, while junior Erik Kuld had a team-high nine digs. NYU (2-8, 1-0) was led by Devin Zolnowski, who totaled 21 kills, and Francis Hodgson, who had a match-high 12 blocks. Jay Hayes had a match-high 11 digs for the Violets.

Harvard jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first game, and extended it to 10-4 as Jones denied a Michael Ferragonio attack. NYU was unable to get any closer than three throughout the middle part of the match, as Harvard had an answer for every NYU point. Freshman Nikola Ivica pounded home a kill and followed it up with a service ace to give the Crimson a 22-16 lead. NYU finally got to within two, 26-24 on a Patrick Dodd service ace, but with Harvard up, 29-26, Weissbourd threw down a kill to give the Crimson the first match.

Harvard again jumped out on top in the second game, building an early 5-1 lead. NYU would slowly chip away at the Crimson advantage and tied it up at 8-8 on a Hodgson block. Weintraub's service ace got the Crimson ahead, 13-10, and was up 16-14, but the Violets would take the next seven points to go up, 21-16, including a Ferragonio kill that followed a spectacular save by Weintraub on the previous NYU attack. A Jones kill stopped the NYU rally, as the Crimson got the deficit down to one, 23-22, before tying it at 26-26. Head coach Brian Baise called a timeout after NYU went up, 28-26, but Ivica would score two kills in a row and an attack error by the Violets would give Harvard the game, 30-28.

NYU grabbed an early, 4-1 lead, in the third game, but Harvard was able to get within one, 8-7, on a kill by Kuld. The Crimson, though, would call another timeout after NYU went up, 15-9. Harvard took four of the game's next five points after that break, getting to within three at 16-13 on a Jones kill, but NYU would go on a 6-1 run to extend the lead to eight. Weissbourd's block got the Crimson to within five at 25-20, but NYU would take five of the game's next seven points to win.

NYU would build another early three-point lead in the fourth game, but the Crimson would not quit, to within one at 6-5 and to within three at 11-8. The Violets took a commanding lead with an 8-1 run to go up, 19-9. NYU build a double-digit lead at 21-11, as the Crimson would get no closer than seven the rest of the way.

The Crimson would not go down early in the fifth match, getting to within one at 5-4 and then again at 8-7. After NYU called a timeout and took the next two points, Weissbourd would knock home a kill to get the Crimson within two at 10-8. The Crimson would get no closer and NYU would take the match on a Ferragonio kill for the 15th point of the game.



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Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 \| 2009-10 \| 2010-11 \| 2011-12 February 6, 2009 NYU Rallies to Top Harvard, 3-2 NYU Rallies to Top Harvard, 3-2 CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - The Crimson took an early 2-0 lead, but NYU rallied to take the next three games and defeat the Harvard men's volleyball team, 3-2, Friday night at the Malkin Athletic Center. Harvard took the first games, 30-26 and 30-28, but the Violets defeated the Crimson in games three and four by identical 30-22 scores before winning the fifth and deciding set, 15-11. Harvard (1-2, 0-1 Hay Division) was led by freshman Matt Jones and senior co-captain Brady Weissbourd, who each tallied 14 kills on the night, while Weissbourd also had a team-high 11 blocks. Junior co-captain Gil Weintraub contributed 50 assists, while junior Erik Kuld had a team-high nine digs. NYU (2-8, 1-0) was led by Devin Zolnowski, who totaled 21 kills, and Francis Hodgson, who had a match-high 12 blocks. Jay Hayes had a match-high 11 digs for the Violets. Harvard jumped out to a 2-0 lead in the first game, and extended it to 10-4 as Jones denied a Michael Ferragonio attack. NYU was unable to get any closer than three throughout the middle part of the match, as Harvard had an answer for every NYU point. Freshman Nikola Ivica pounded home a kill and followed it up with a service ace to give the Crimson a 22-16 lead. NYU finally got to within two, 26-24 on a Patrick Dodd service ace, but with Harvard up, 29-26, Weissbourd threw down a kill to give the Crimson the first match. Harvard again jumped out on top in the second game, building an early 5-1 lead. NYU would slowly chip away at the Crimson advantage and tied it up at 8-8 on a Hodgson block. Weintraub's service ace got the Crimson ahead, 13-10, and was up 16-14, but the Violets would take the next seven points to go up, 21-16, including a Ferragonio kill that followed a spectacular save by Weintraub on the previous NYU attack. A Jones kill stopped the NYU rally, as the Crimson got the deficit down to one, 23-22, before tying it at 26-26. Head coach Brian Baise called a timeout after NYU went up, 28-26, but Ivica would score two kills in a row and an attack error by the Violets would give Harvard the game, 30-28. NYU grabbed an early, 4-1 lead, in the third game, but Harvard was able to get within one, 8-7, on a kill by Kuld. The Crimson, though, would call another timeout after NYU went up, 15-9. Harvard took four of the game's next five points after that break, getting to within three at 16-13 on a Jones kill, but NYU would go on a 6-1 run to extend the lead to eight. Weissbourd's block got the Crimson to within five at 25-20, but NYU would take five of the game's next seven points to win. NYU would build another early three-point lead in the fourth game, but the Crimson would not quit, to within one at 6-5 and to within three at 11-8. The Violets took a commanding lead with an 8-1 run to go up, 19-9. NYU build a double-digit lead at 21-11, as the Crimson would get no closer than seven the rest of the way. The Crimson would not go down early in the fifth match, getting to within one at 5-4 and then again at 8-7. After NYU called a timeout and took the next two points, Weissbourd would knock home a kill to get the Crimson within two at 10-8. The Crimson would get no closer and NYU would take the match on a Ferragonio kill for the 15th point of the game.