2018 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team

American college volleyball season

2018 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball

Conference	Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association
Record	13-14 (10-4 EIVA)
Head coach	Brian Baise (10th season)
Assistant coach	Jared Goldberg (1st season)
Home arena	Malkin Athletic Center
Seasons← 2017 2019 →

The 2018 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team represented Harvard University in the 2018 NCAA Division I & II men's volleyball season. The Crimson, led by tenth year head coach Brian Biase, played their home games at Malkin Athletic Center. The Crimson were members of the Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association and were picked to finish fifth in the EIVA the preseason poll.

2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings
v t e	Conf				Overall
Team	W		L	PCT	W		L	PCT
George Mason ‍†‍‍	13	–	1	.929	17	–	12	.586
Penn State ‍‍‍	10	–	4	.714	15	–	11	.577
Harvard ‍‍‡‍	10	–	4	.714	13	–	13	.500
Princeton ‍‍‍	7	–	7	.500	12	–	16	.429
Charleston ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	16	–	10	.615
NJIT ‍‍‍	5	–	9	.357	9	–	17	.346
St. Francis ‍‍‍	4	–	10	.286	9	–	20	.310
Sacred Heart ‍‍‍	2	–	12	.143	7	–	15	.318


† – Conference champion ‡ – 2018 EIVA Tournament champion y- Invited to the NCAA Volleyball Tournament As of April 23, 2018 Rankings from AVCA

Roster

2018 Harvard Crimson roster

Defensive Specialist/Libero

1 Chase Howard - Sophomore
15 Jack Connolly - Sophomore

Setters

2 Marko Kostich - Senior
10 Matthew Ctvrtlik - Sophomore

Outside hitters

3 Brad Gretsch - Senior
4 Adam Gordon - Freshman
5 Griffin Schmit - Freshman
11 Erik Johnsson - Sophomore
12 Jack Heavey - Senior

Middle blockers

3 Brad Gretsch - Senior
8 Trevor Dow - Junior
9 Riley Moore - Senior
13 Spencer Scott - Junior
14 Kevin Zhao - Sophomore
16 Marty Heavey - Sophomore

Schedule

Date Time	Opponent	Arena City (Tournament)	Television	Score	Attendance	Record (EIVA Record)
1/19 7 p.m.	Fort Wayne	Arnie Ball Court Ft.Wayne, IN	Mastodon All-Access	L 1–3 (25–21, 22–25, 17–25, 19–25)	604	0–1
1/20 7:30 p.m.	#15 Ball State	John E. Worthen Arena Muncie, IN	Ball State All-Access	L 1–3 (22–25, 25–23, 21–25, 9–25)	1,102	0–2
1/27 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Pitt Center Fairfield, CT	NEC Front Row	W 3–0 (25–19, 16–25, 25–15, 25–20)	111	1–2 (1–0)
1/29 6 p.m.	Springfield	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	L 2–3 (25–17, 17–25, 25–22, 19–25, 15–11)	115	1–3
2/8 7 p.m.	#1 Long Beach State	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	L 0–3 (15–25, 15–20, 20–25)	167	1–4
2/9 8 p.m.	New Paltz State	Blake Arena Springfield, MA (International Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic)		L 2–3 (25–14, 14–25, 26–24, 25–19, 12–15)	150	1–5
2/10 6 p.m.	Stevenson	Blake Arena Springfield, MA (International Volleyball Hall of Fame Morgan Classic)		L 1–3 (21–25, 22–25, 25–22, 21–25)	250	1–6
2/16 8 p.m.	St. Francis*	DeGol Arena Loretto, PA	NEC Front Row	L 1–3 (24–26, 19–25, 25–17, 19–25)	179	1–7 (1–1)
2/17 4 p.m.	Penn State*	Rec Hall University Park, PA	Penn State All–Access	L 0–3 (26–28, 14–25, 18–25)	520	1–8 (1–2)
2/23 7 p.m.	Princeton*	Dillon Gym Princeton, NJ	Ivy League DN	W 3–0 (25–22, 25–19, 25–18)	165	2–8 (2–2)
2/24 4 p.m.	NJIT*	Wellness and Events Center Newark, NJ	Highlanders All-Access	W 3–2 (29–27, 19–25, 20–25, 25–13, 15–8)	100	3–8 (3–2)
3/2 7 p.m.	Charleston*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–1 (25–17, 30–28, 23–25, 25–19)	146	4–8 (4–2)
3/3 4 p.m.	Charleston*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–0 (25–18, 25–15, 25–23)	132	5–8 (5–2)
3/10 10 p.m.	#12 CSUN	Matadome Northridge, CA	Big West TV	L 0–3 (20–25, 14–25, 23–25)	336	5–9
3/11 10 p.m.	USC	Galen Center Los Angeles, CA	P12+ USC	L 1–3 (20–25, 25–21, 23–25, 26–28)	250	5–10
3/12 10 p.m.	Concordia Irvine	CU Arena Irvine, CA	CIU on Stretch	L 1–3 (13–25, 25–15, 21–25, 19–25)	225	5–11
3/23 7 p.m.	Sacred Heart*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–1 (24–26, 25–22, 25–17, 25–21)	146	6–11 (6–2)
3/24 7 p.m.	Alderson Broaddus	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–0 (25–8, 25–14, 26–24)	102	7–11
3/30 7 p.m.	St. Francis*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–1 (25–15, 25–19, 15–25, 25–15)	123	8–11 (7–2)
3/31 7 p.m.	Penn State*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–2 (25–13, 32–30, 25–27, 16–25, 15–12)	354	9–11 (8–2)
4/6 7 p.m.	Princeton*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–2 (25–15, 25–21, 18–25, 19–25, 15–13)	200	10–11 (9–2)
4/7 7 p.m.	NJIT*	Malkin Athletic Center Cambridge, MA	Ivy League Net	W 3–0 (25–21, 25–19, 25–15)	101	11–11 (10–2)
4/13 7 p.m.	George Mason*	Recreation and Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	George Mason All-Access	L 2–3 (22–25, 29–27, 27–25, 25–27, 11–15)	277	11–12 (10–3)
4/14 3 p.m.	George Mason*	Recreation and Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA	George Mason All-Access	L 1–3 (25–18, 17–25, 20–25, 19–25)	200	11–13 (10–4)
4/19 5 p.m.	Penn State*	Recreation and Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA Semifinal)	FloVolleyball	W 3–2 (25–18, 21–25, 25–19, 18–25, 15–11)	1,005	12–13
4/21 7 p.m.	Princeton*	Recreation and Athletic Complex Fairfax, VA (EIVA Championship)	FloVolleyball	W 3–1 (25–20, 26–24, 17–25, 25–23)	143	13–13
5/1 10:30 p.m.	UCLA	Pauley Pavilion Los Angeles, CA (NCAA Quarterfinal)	P12+ UCLA	L 1–3(25–23, 21–25, 11–25, 21–25)	1,691	13–14

*-Indicates conference match.

Times listed are Eastern Time Zone.

References

"Penn State Unanimous Pick Atop 2018 EIVA Preseason Coaches' Poll". EIVA. Retrieved December 15, 2017.
"2018 Men's Volleyball Roster - Harvard". gocrimson.com. Retrieved April 22, 2018.

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