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March 7, 2009

Harvard Takes Weekend Sweep With 3-1 Win Over NJIT

Harvard Takes Weekend Sweep With 3-1 Win Over NJIT

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After taking the first two sets but dropping the third, the Harvard men's volleyball team responded with a dominating performance in the fourth to down NJIT, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center to complete a weekend sweep. Harvard defeated the Highlanders, 30-26, 30-26, 25-30, 30-18, to improve to 5-5 on the season after defeating Rutgers-Newark Friday night.

Senior Brady Weissbourd led the way for the Crimson, posting a double-double with 27 kills, 10 digs, five blocks and four service aces. Erik Kuld also had a strong day, as the junior had a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs. Junior Gil Weintraub contributed 59 assists, senior Jeff Nathan had 10 digs, and junior Soren Rosier posted five blocks. Glen DeMagalhaes had a team-high 16 kills for NJIT (3-10).

Neither team was able to take control early in the first set, as NJIT tied it up seven different times, the last at 9-9 on a kill by Steve Sylvester. Weissbourd then slammed home two kills, blocked a Highlander attack with sophomore Shaun Mansour, and pounded home two straight service aces to put Harvard up, 14-10. After a NJIT timeout, the Crimson would extend the lead to six at 21-15 on a service ace by Rosier. The Crimson called a timeout after NJIT whittled the lead down to two, 22-20, and eventually tied it at 24-all. A Crimson attack error got NJIT to one at 27-26, but kills by Weissbourd and Rosier were followed by a Kuld service ace for the win in the first set, 30-26.

Harvard found itself down early in the second set, as a Crimson attack error made it 9-5 NJIT. A kill by freshman Matt Jones, one of his 13 on the day, got the Crimson to within two at 12-10, but NJIT would get the lead back up to four at 18-14 on a kill by Charles Bell. Harvard was able to turn it around at that point, as three straight points forced NJIT to call a timeout up 18-17. Harvard grabbed its first lead of the set, 19-18, after two straight NJIT attack errors. Harvard then expanded the lead to three at 26-23, forcing NJIT to call another timeout. Three kills within a four-serve span got NJIT to one at 27-26, but three straight NJIT errors gave Harvard the second set win, 30-26.

Like the second set, head coach Brian Baise's squad again found itself down early in the third, as the Highlanders slowly built their lead up to five at 12-7. Harvard was able to get the lead down to two at 20-18 on a kill by Jones, but three straight Highlander points forced Harvard to call a timeout. After being down, 27-19, Harvard scored three straight points, the latter on a block by Weintraub and Mansour, but after a NJIT timeout, the Highlanders were able to put Harvard away, 30-25.

After an early 3-3 tie to begin the fourth set, the Crimson began to take control, building a five-point lead at 11-6 on a Kuld kill, and then extending it to six on a Weissbourd service ace to make it 16-10. NJIT called a timeout, but the Crimson would continue to come at the Highlanders, as Kuld slammed home three kills and assisted on a block of an NJIT attack, all within a five-serve span, to put Harvard up by nine, 22-13. Weissbourd slammed home four kills after that as Harvard extended its lead to double digits, 28-17. A match-point kill by Kuld finished the deal and gave Harvard a 30-18 win.



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Conference News 2005-06 \| 2006-07 \| 2007-08 \| 2008-09 \| 2009-10 March 7, 2009 Harvard Takes Weekend Sweep With 3-1 Win Over NJIT Harvard Takes Weekend Sweep With 3-1 Win Over NJIT CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - After taking the first two sets but dropping the third, the Harvard men's volleyball team responded with a dominating performance in the fourth to down NJIT, 3-1, Saturday afternoon at the Malkin Athletic Center to complete a weekend sweep. Harvard defeated the Highlanders, 30-26, 30-26, 25-30, 30-18, to improve to 5-5 on the season after defeating Rutgers-Newark Friday night. Senior Brady Weissbourd led the way for the Crimson, posting a double-double with 27 kills, 10 digs, five blocks and four service aces. Erik Kuld also had a strong day, as the junior had a double-double with 16 kills and 11 digs. Junior Gil Weintraub contributed 59 assists, senior Jeff Nathan had 10 digs, and junior Soren Rosier posted five blocks. Glen DeMagalhaes had a team-high 16 kills for NJIT (3-10). Neither team was able to take control early in the first set, as NJIT tied it up seven different times, the last at 9-9 on a kill by Steve Sylvester. Weissbourd then slammed home two kills, blocked a Highlander attack with sophomore Shaun Mansour, and pounded home two straight service aces to put Harvard up, 14-10. After a NJIT timeout, the Crimson would extend the lead to six at 21-15 on a service ace by Rosier. The Crimson called a timeout after NJIT whittled the lead down to two, 22-20, and eventually tied it at 24-all. A Crimson attack error got NJIT to one at 27-26, but kills by Weissbourd and Rosier were followed by a Kuld service ace for the win in the first set, 30-26. Harvard found itself down early in the second set, as a Crimson attack error made it 9-5 NJIT. A kill by freshman Matt Jones, one of his 13 on the day, got the Crimson to within two at 12-10, but NJIT would get the lead back up to four at 18-14 on a kill by Charles Bell. Harvard was able to turn it around at that point, as three straight points forced NJIT to call a timeout up 18-17. Harvard grabbed its first lead of the set, 19-18, after two straight NJIT attack errors. Harvard then expanded the lead to three at 26-23, forcing NJIT to call another timeout. Three kills within a four-serve span got NJIT to one at 27-26, but three straight NJIT errors gave Harvard the second set win, 30-26. Like the second set, head coach Brian Baise's squad again found itself down early in the third, as the Highlanders slowly built their lead up to five at 12-7. Harvard was able to get the lead down to two at 20-18 on a kill by Jones, but three straight Highlander points forced Harvard to call a timeout. After being down, 27-19, Harvard scored three straight points, the latter on a block by Weintraub and Mansour, but after a NJIT timeout, the Highlanders were able to put Harvard away, 30-25. After an early 3-3 tie to begin the fourth set, the Crimson began to take control, building a five-point lead at 11-6 on a Kuld kill, and then extending it to six on a Weissbourd service ace to make it 16-10. NJIT called a timeout, but the Crimson would continue to come at the Highlanders, as Kuld slammed home three kills and assisted on a block of an NJIT attack, all within a five-serve span, to put Harvard up by nine, 22-13. Weissbourd slammed home four kills after that as Harvard extended its lead to double digits, 28-17. A match-point kill by Kuld finished the deal and gave Harvard a 30-18 win.