On the day, Zimmick committed only one error on 13 kills and recorded a team-high kill percentage of 75 percent.

During the entire match, the Crimson’s serve set the tone for its attack.

“I think the key to today’s match was serving,” Madden said. “When our serves were in, we took games easily, but as soon as we started missing serves, that’s when the game turned.”

As the third set rolled around, the Crimson’s serve began to falter. Despite opening up a six-point lead, Harvard left the door open just enough.

“We were up quite a bit, but we got a little tense, and we can’t play that way if we want to win,” Zimmick said.

With the help of Harvard’s service errors and strong performances from attackers Josh Anderson and Jeremy Siden, Endicott’s offense hit its stride. On the day, Anderson and Siden each recorded 11 kills.

The Crimson and Gulls traded points deep into the third before Endicott pulled away for a 30-28 victory.

In the fourth game, Harvard regained confidence in its serve, which sparked the offense.

Knotted at 9-9 in the final set, the Crimson offensive attack found its stride and put the pressure on Endicott’s defense.

“Our outer passing was good, and our offense really clicked,” Zimmick said. “The setters were able to find the open hitters, and we were quite balanced, which helped a lot.”

Harvard opened up a 16-10 lead and didn’t look back, as it pulled away for a 25-17 win in the decisive fourth set.