Demonstrating the inconsistency that has plagued its season, the Harvard's women volleyball team split a weekend road trip with a loss to Cornell and a win over Columbia.

The Crimson (8-10, 1-3 Ivy) failed to shut down a resilient Cornell (10-5, 3-1 Ivy) squad after leading two games to none, eventually losing a 15-10, 15-3, 14-16, 9-15, 14-16 up-and-down heartbreaker Friday afternoon.

Yet, on the next day against Columbia (13-7, 0-4 Ivy), Harvard showed what it is really capable of, quickly crushing the game but less talented team 15-5, 15-5, 15-7.

Harvard 3, Columbia 0

After losing a 2-0 lead in games at Cornell the night before, Harvard was determined to salvage its weekend trip with a win.

Dominating from the outset in all aspects of the game, the Crimson shut down the Lions with solid performances from all of its starters, en route to a 15-5, 15-5, 15-7 win.

For instance, sophomore setter Mindy Jellin ran the offense to near perfection, racking up 32 assists in a short match. Often looking to the outside for firepower, Jellin found her big guns in senior Angela Lutich and junior Erin Denniston, who contributed 13 and 15 kills, respectively.

On defense, senior middle hitter and co-captain Katherine Hart was a force. Playing well at the net, Hart also broke into double digits in digs with 10. Freshman outside hitter Nathalie Miller matched her teammate with 10 digs of her own.