Coming off the good showing against Penn in the semifinals, Harvard jumped out to a quick 3-0 lead in the first game.
Then, the wheels came off the Crimson attack. Princeton, led by senior setter Jason Morrow, scored the next 12 of the next 13 points to take a commanding 12-4 lead.
"Princeton is a very good and consistent team," said co-captain Ed Pankau. "We lost the lead because they were siding out well and capitalizing on their opportunities."
Harvard, to its credit, did not give up after the mid-game collapse. Instead, the Crimson clawed back to get within two points at 14-12. Princeton ultimately turned away the Crimson comeback and hanged on to win the first game, 15-12.
In the second game, Harvard came out with a vengeance.
Fueled by four early kills by junior outside hitter Brian Stevenson and three solo blocks by sophomore middle blocker Justin Denham, the Crimson raced out to a 9-1 lead.
However, Princeton killed the Harvard momentum and rallied to get within two at 9-7.
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