2018 Harvard Crimson men's volleyball team

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 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

2018 Eastern Intercollegiate Volleyball Association standings

	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  ‍‍‡‍y	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	Rank	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.