BOSTON—The Harvard women’s volleyball team fell a few bounces short as it dropped its match to Northeastern 3-2 (30-18, 26-30, 30-20, 24-30, 15-7) at Solomon Court last night.

The Huskies (9-7) received some good fortune early in the fifth and deciding game as some questionable calls went their way and a bizarre heave that barely carried over the net fell between Crimson co-captain Kim Gould and sophomore middle hitter Katie Turley-Molony.

“In the first few points things were kind of messy and sloppy,” Gould said. “That made it a lot more difficult to come back in a short game.”

“They had a couple of shots that went their way,” Harvard coach Jennifer Weiss added. “But you’ve got to refocus on each point.”

Northeastern went on to record 10 kills in the frame with just one attack error as it cruised past Harvard 15-7 and took the match.

Huskies outside hitter Whitney Turner keyed the outburst, posting five of her match-high 26 kills in the deciding game.

Harvard (5-4) had its season-high three-game winning streak snapped in the loss.

It also marked the second consecutive year in which the Crimson has lost to Northeastern in five games.

“It’s always great to [come in off a win],” Gould said. “It gives you confidence. But it’s always a reminder to have a game like this, because it makes you want to work that much harder for the next one.”

The Crimson had a difficult time posting kills against the Huskies, primarily due to Northeastern’s staunch defense, led by libero Ashley Adamczyk, who sacrificed her body to dig a match-high 36 balls.

“I don’t think our overall game was there,” Weiss said. “But give credit to Northeastern, because they dug a lot of balls.”

Harvard received some major contributions from its youth as freshman middle hitter Suzie Trimble led the Crimson in kills with 14—with a team-best hitting percentage of .500—and freshman outside hitter Laura Mahon paced the team with 21 digs.

Co-captain Kaego Ogbechie anchored the defensive front, recording three solo blocks—a team best.

Harvard jumped out to an early 8-5 lead in the fourth game on the strength of two Northeastern unforced errors and a block.

But the Huskies bounced right back, taking 10 of the next 13 points for a 15-11 advantage. After Northeastern pushed its lead to five, the Crimson ran off 15 of the next 20 as the Huskies committed five errors in that span.