A kill by Guilianelli forced an MIT side out, and a kill by junior opposite hitter Josh Banerjee allowed Harvard to close to 4-5. Two kills and a dig by Moser gave MIT an 8-4 lead, but the Crimson soon regrouped.

Strong blocking by both teams and unforced errors by the Engineers found MIT and Harvard at a tie at 9-9. A Guilianell block led a flurry of five consecutive Harvard points. With Harvard leading 14-9, an authoritative kill by Banerjee clinched the game and the match for the Crimson.

"They hurt us again in the fourth game, with the same rotation [from the third game]," Wilson said. "But luckily, we were able to refocus."

Last night's match marks the final home contest for two of Harvard's pillars. Perennially one of the nation's best servers, Lewis is fourth in the nation in digs, averaging 2.57 digs per match.

Mager, whose thundering kills reverberate throughout the building and have intimidated opponents around the country, has been in the nation's Top 10 in hitting percentage at .473.

"It would have been nice to win the match in three [games]," Lewis said. "But we've matured a lot over the season, and it was nice to see us play well at the end."

"I can't imagine what the team is going to be like next year," Banerjee said. "It's been hard enough to adjust to losing the guys from last year, but I really am going to miss these guys."

The Crimson's next challenge will come on Sunday when it travels to Sacred Heart.