Penn’s junior libero Dani Sheperd, who leads NCAA Division I players in digs per set, tallied a game-high 25 digs. Quaker sophomore outside hitter Emma White had 16 kills, tops for both squads.

PRINCETON 3, HARVARD 2

The Crimson dropped a close first set, 25-23, before edging the Tigers, 25-22, in the second. In the third set, Harvard rallied from two set points and won the next four points to win the game, 26-24, off of a kill by freshman middle blocker Caroline Holte.

“I think that was the most fun point of the game because we proved we can come back from a deficit,” Holte said. “We found it within ourselves rather than focus on the other side. We decided to win.”

But Princeton responded with a win in a back-and-forth fourth set that involved five lead changes, sending the match to a fifth game.

The Tigers carried their momentum to the fifth and opened the set on a 7-1 run before wrapping up the match with a 15-8 set win.

Docter led the Crimson with 18 kills, while sophomore libero and outside hitter Kristen Casey led all players with 21 digs. Kinsella and Schmidt also recorded double-doubles.

For Princeton, freshman right side and middle blocker Kendall Peterkin and tri-captain outside hitter Lydia Rudnick led all players with 27 and 25 kills, respectively.

Friday night marked the second five-set loss in Harvard’s first two matches of the Ivy League season. The Crimson lost to Dartmouth, 3-2, in its Ivy League opener on Sept. 21.