With Forman serving, Harvard made a quick run to narrow the score to 13-5, but the Tigers regained the serve and tallied twice to get a 2-0 advantage in games.

With the injury to Schossberger, the team's best hitter, Princeton's height advantage became an even more important factor.

"[Manda's] at least 50 percent of their team in terms of hitting," Tiger Coach Glenn Nelson said. "If they can't stay with us at the net, we'll win."

Harvard Coach Wayne Lem had to rely more on Burger and freshman Peri Wallace to pick up the hitting slack against a Princeton front line which featured several six-foot tall players.

"We were playing against a really good team, which hit well and blocked well," Schossberger said. "We haven't really played a team that blocked as well and I think that intimidated many of our players."

The Tigers lept out to a 3-0 lead before Forman regained the serve with a spike and put the Crimson on the board with a serve.

Princeton regained service on a block of Burger, and with a combination of blocks and aces extended its lead, 7-1.

The teams traded points until the score was 10-4. Then the Tigers scored four of the next six points to end the match.

THE NOTEBOOK: The Crimson hosts Brown Saturday at 3 p.m.