Women’s Volleyball Falls to Princeton in Three Sets

Next Match:

at University of Pennsylvania

11/15/2025 | 5:00 P.M.

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Nov. 15 (Sat) / 5:00 P.M.

at University of Pennsylvania

PRINCETON, N.J. – In its first match of the final Ivy League weekend, Harvard women’s volleyball (6-15, 5-8 Ivy) fell to Princeton, 3-0, in New Jersey this evening.

How it Happened

The Tigers established their offensive power early, building an 8-4 lead to open the set.  Harvard got the deficit down to as many as three but was never able to fully break through the Tigers’ defense.  Princeton established a 1-0 lead after closing the first set with a 25-20 victory. 

Harvard looked to turn the page in the second set, opening with a quick 5-1 advantage.  The Crimson continued to push and held a lead for the majority of the set.  The Crimson established its largest lead at 17-13, but a 3-0 Princeton run got the home team back into the set.  The Tigers eventually took the lead, but Harvard responded and quickly pulled back in front at 21-20 with two straight points.  It would be the final points of the set for the Crimson, however, as Princeton went on to rattle off the last five points of the frame. 

That’s how you start the set??

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— Harvard Women’s Volleyball (@harvardwvball) November 15, 2025
With the momentum shift in their favor, Princeton pulled in front with seven of the first eight points in the third set.  Later on, Harvard countered and cut the deficit to three at 14-11.  The Tigers regrouped following the short Harvard streak and exploded on a 7-0 run to grow the lead to double digits.  Princeton would ultimately win the third and final set, 25-15. 

Harvard Highlights

• Sofia Rossi paced the Harvard offense with 16 kills and a .297 hitting percentage.  The first-year also recorded an ace and six digs in the contest. 

That’s 16 kills for the first-year!

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— Harvard Women’s Volleyball (@harvardwvball) November 15, 2025

Too much to handle!

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— Harvard Women’s Volleyball (@harvardwvball) November 15, 2025

• Sophia Wei nearly matched her career-high from a match ago with 36 assists.

Next Up

The Crimson will conclude its 2025 campaign tomorrow evening against Penn at 5:00 p.m. ET in Philadelphia, Pa.