It was the second set in a row in which Skelly—who recorded 21 kills on Friday—delivered the final blow.

“We had two back-to-back matches on Friday night that were physically exhausting,” Fryhofer said. “But we came together, found fuel in the reserve tank, and came out on top. That was a good night for us.”

The Crimson was led by Casey, who posted 15 kills and three service aces in the win, and Wu, who added 28 digs.

HARVARD 3, HOLY CROSS 0

In its first match of the night, Harvard took the first set in a competitive 25-22 game and never looked back, winning the subsequent sets, 25-12 and 25-20, respectively.

The Crimson’s victory in the first game did not come easily, though, after it dropped the opening three points and fell behind, 12-5, halfway through the set.

Harvard was done but not out and fought back to finally take the lead at 20-19 after its offense—led by junior Taylor Docter and Skelly—woke up.

The offense kicked into full gear in the second set, owning a match-best .394 hitting percentage with 18 kills.

In the third and final frame, the Crusaders tried to rally, evening the score midway at 13, but kills by Skelly and sophomore Erin Cooney and an ace by Wu sparked enough momentum for the Crimson to earn its first win of the weekend.

“We knew what it took to beat [Holy Cross],” Wu said. “We knew we didn’t need to play down to their level and ... we wanted to stay in our system and play our game.”

Skelly spearheaded the Crimson offense, recording 11 kills, while junior Beth Kinsella contributed 35 assists. Wu and sophomore Natalie Doyle bulwarked the defense with 13 digs apiece.

“This tournament was a good one for us because it gave us a look at different teams and prepares us for the Ivy League,” Wu said. “We’ll have to learn how to adapt to other teams, but at the end of the day, any game time experience allows us to get our kinks out of the system.”

—Staff writer B. Marjorie Gullick can be reached at gullick@college.harvard.edu.