Behind the barrage of three kills by Meyers, the Minutewomen ran off 10 quick points to grab an insurmountable 12-2 advantage and ultimately win the game, 15-5.

"Running off that many points is definitely a big momentum-builder for the other team," Hart said. "We just had a lot of passing mistakes and communication breakdowns, and we let them make too many long scoring runs."

"[UMass] was able to come out at us from the start, and the momentum immediately shifted to their side," Yick said.

In the second game, UMass again exploded to an early 12-2 lead, which the Crimson was unable to overcome. Again, the Minutewomen snuffed out the Crimson's hopes by running off another long run of unanswered points, scoring six consecutive points and eventually winning the second game, 15-7.

The Crimson attempted to rejuvenate itself in the third game, but it was unable to change the momentum of the match. In what appeared to be a replay of the two earlier games, UMass again jumped out to an early lead, holding an 11-4 advantage. However, the Crimson rallied together and ran off three consecutive points, slicing lead to 11-7.

"We just told ourselves that at that point in the match, we really had nothing to lose," Hart said. "It reminded me of how we played against UNH this weekend where we just told ourselves that we would go out there and play and learn something from this match."

However, the Crimson's sudden scoring spurt soon fizzled. Unlike the match against UNH over the weekend, in which Harvard battled back to win the fifth and final game of the match, UMass shut down the Harvard offense and went on to a 15-9 game win.

"Towards the end of the match, we definitely picked up our game against UMass defensively, but we just couldn't capitalize on our opportunities," Yick said.