Harvard was not able to break out of their rough patch on Tuesday as the team picked up their third straight defeat. They were a single set away from ending the streak, but they lost a 2-1 heartbreaker at the hands of the Elba Bluejays. Unfortunately, that's the second time they've come up short against the Bluejays this season, as they also lost their prior matchup 2-1 on September 13th.
In a back-and-forth that saw neither team win consecutive sets, Harvard sadly dropped the once that decided the match. Once all was said and done, the final score wound up at 25-11, 23-25, 25-19.
Tabi Forney paced Harvard's offense, picking up five kills. Forney got some help from Haley Gimpel and her nine assists. Gimpel was also solid from the service line: she led the team with three aces.
Harvard's loss dropped their record down to 3-17. As for Elba, they are on a roll lately: they've won three of their last four matches. That's provided a nice bump to their 9-7 record this season.
Harvard has already played their next matchup, a 2-0 defeat against Silver Lake on the 30th. Elba has also already played their next contest (against Fullerton), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.
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