CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Charleston made the long trip to Harvard University Friday evening to take on the Crimson, falling in four sets to the hosts as UC goes to 3-2 in EIVA play

Just the Basics


SCORE         
Harvard 3, Charleston 1 (25-17, 30-28, 23-25, 25-19)
TEAM RECORDS
Charleston (8-3, 3-2 EIVA)
Harvard (4-8, 4-2 EIVA)

How it Happened
The Crimson jumped ahead of Charleston early, hitting at .600 for the opening set to take a 1-0 lead over the Golden Eagles, winning the opener 25-17.  Jake Heavey led the way for Harvard with five kills and swinging perfect at 1.000. 
 
Charleston played a much better second set, holding a 16-15 lead over the hosts late in the game following a Max Senica service ace.  The teams traded points with Charleston having opportunities to close out the set with two set points only to see Harvard rally and take a 2-0 lead by taking the second set 30-28.
 
Again, Charleston and Harvard played an even set early on in the third with the game tied at 15-15 halfway through the set. Trailing 16-18, Harvard called an effective timeout coming out of the break to score four straight to take a 20-18 lead over Charleston and force a Golden Eagle timeout.  Just like Harvard's fortune out of the break, UC rallied late to outscore the Crimson 7-3 down the stretch and force a fourth set.
 
Charleston was poised to force a fifth and deciding set with the Crimson, staying even with the hosts at the 10-10 mark of the fourth.  Harvard used their home court advantage to run off seven straight points on the Golden Eagles to build a comfortable 17-10 lead on UC.  The Golden Eagles couldn't muster up any late set magic, eventually dropping the set 25-19 and fall to Harvard 3-1.
 
 
UC Match Leaders
 
Kills – Max Senica (11), Ryan Santos (11)
Assists – Anthony Rivera (28)
Digs – Darrin Depellegrini (11), Brandon Greenway (11)
Blocks – Adriel Roberts (7), Rivera (4)
Aces – Senica (2), Eugene Stuart (2)

NOTABLES

Charleston middle blocker Adriel Roberts set a career-high in blocks with seven while fellow middle blocker Eugene Stuart collected his 150th block of his career.
 
 
NEXT UP
Charleston and Harvard wrap up their weekend series tomorrow afternoon in Cambridge, Mass.  The Crimson and Golden Eagles are set for first serve at 4:00 p.m.


 
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