No. 19 Princeton to Host Harvard for Final Home Regular Season Series

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Princeton vs. Harvard
Game 1: Friday, April 11 at 7 p.m.
Game 2: Saturday, April 12 at 4 p.m.
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PRINCETON, N.J. – At the top of the EIVA standings with the end of the regular season approaching, the no. 19 Princeton men's volleyball team will host Harvard for its final regular season home series of 2025 this weekend. The Tigers and the Crimson will face off at 7 p.m. on Friday and 4 p.m. on Saturday.

Saturday will also mark senior day, as the program celebrates its seniors in the class of 2025. To learn more about this year's graduating Tigers, Nyherowo Omene and Henry Wedbush, click here.

About the Tigers

Princeton is coming off a home weekend sweep of George Mason, with the Tigers defeating the Patriots 3-1 on Friday and 3-0 on Saturday.
With the wins, Princeton's record improved to 11-9 overall and 7-1 in the EIVA, leading the conference table.
Nyherowo Omene again led the Tigers, posting 26 kills on the weekend and a team-high 35.5 points. He also added five aces, as the EIVA active career leader brings his career total to 132 and his season average to a league-best 0.48/s.
Defensively, Omene logged 18 digs on the weekend, also making nine blocks as the Tigers held George Mason to just .088 hitting.
Ryan Vena made 13 blocks on the weekend, also notching four aces, 12 kills. His 11 blocks in game one were an EIVA single-match high.
First-year Mason Rice had 24 kills on .405 hitting across both matches, going along with eight digs and 11 blocks. He had nine blocks during Friday's game and hit 15-2-20 for .650 on Saturday.
Wedbush dished out 73 assists, one kill, two aces, five blocks and 12 digs while guiding the Tigers to .330 hitting on the weekend.
Princeton leads the EIVA in eight stat categories, among them hitting percentage (.278), points per set (15.40), and blocks (2.53/s).
The Tiger defense also leads in opponent hitting percentage (.215) and opponent kills (10.85).
Nationally, the Tigers rank fifth in blocks per set, 13th in opponent hitting percentage and 20th in hitting percentage.
Omene currently leads the EIVA in points per set with 5.05, also ranking second in hitting percentage (.334) and kills per set (4.12).
Sophomore Tristan Whitfield currently ranks third in the EIVA in blocks per set with 0.96 and a total of 54 on the season, as the 2024 EIVA Freshman of the Year continues to be a defensive powerhouse for the Tigers.
First-year Roan Alviar leads the Tigers and ranks fifth in the EIVA with 1.75 digs a set.
The Tigers were picked to finish fourth in the EIVA preseason standings.
Omene and Wedbush were named to the 2025 EIVA Players to Watch list. Both seniors were named to the All-EIVA First Team at the conclusion of last season.
The Tigers are led by Sam Shweisky, who has coached the Tigers to 2 EIVA Championships and 6 EIVA Finals. Shweisky is in his 16th year as head coach of the Princeton men's volleyball program, and he is assisted by Joe Norton in his second year.

About Harvard

Harvard is 9-10 on the season and 5-3 in the EIVA, putting them in second in the league standings.
The Crimson is coming off three consecutive 3-0 victories over George Mason, Daemen and most recently, Dominican.
Zach Berty ranks third in the league in hitting percentage with .293, while Logan Shepherd has 2.50 kills a set this season for a team-high.
James Bardin leads the Crimson in assists with 503 on the season for 8.38/s.
Brian Thomas is fourth in the league in blocks with 0.94 a set, while Thomas Phung leads the EIVA in digs with 1.98/s.
Princeton is 14-15 all-time against Harvard, with the Tigers and the Crimson splitting last season's series in Cambridge.

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