The second game of the match started with Northeastern dominating Harvard, taking a 10-2 lead early in the game. The Huskies' hitters continually found the holes in the Crimson defense, with Northeastern's Kristin Deatherage recording 21 kills against the Crimson and Lindsay Wagner tacking on 19 kills for the night.

Harvard, still hungry for the lead, tightened up its defense, used better passing and used a 13-3 run to take the game, 15-13.

After letting the second game slip out of its fingers, Northeastern regrouped its offensive corps and easily won the third game, 15-3 and the fourth game, 15-9.

In the last two games, the Huskies jumped to large early leads, which forced the weary Crimson to play catch up for the rest of the match.

"It was disappointing," Hart said. "We struggled with our consistency and gave up too many long streaks."

The loss did not overshadow strong offensive showings by Jellin and Denniston. Jellin recorded 50 assists, and Denniston led the Harvard attack with 21 kills.

Anchoring the defense were freshmen outside hitters Nathalie Miller and Allison Bendush, who recorded 15 and 16 digs, respectively. Sophomore outside hitter Nicole Meunier, a transfer student from Dartmouth, also displayed an impressive all-around game, racking up 13 kills and 19 digs.

"Hopefully, we'll learn something from this match," Weiss said. "We are trying to get ready for Ivy League competition."