It was Student Rewards Night on Friday against the only other Ivy school with a men’s volleyball team, and the raucous crowd was certainly not disappointed by a five-set thriller between the two rivals.

The game came right down to the wire with Harvard up, 13-12, in the fifth and final set.

Princeton junior Pat Schagler wound up to serve, but amidst rabid heckling from the home fans, committed crucial error to pave the way for a Crimson victory.

“To show that kind of courage and fight, especially in the playoff stretch now, is what we’ve been working towards all season,” Baise said. “We’ve seen it here and there, we’ve started to see it in practices the last few weeks, and it’s a great feeling. I can’t say enough about the team.”

The win was all the more sweet for Baise, as he is a Tiger graduate from the class of ’95.

“I always love playing those guys,” Baise said. “It makes a little bit more of a rivalry, a little bit more intense. It’s a lot of fun. I feel like both programs are in a real good place right now, it’s an even match, and they beat us down there earlier in the season, so a little bit of revenge is always nice.”

The playoff field is now set for the EIVA tournament, and the teams must battle it out for seeding behind powerhouse No. 12 Penn State.

“We’re in the playoffs now, and that will be a great test for us,” Baise added. “We’re playing for a seed, and literally we’re playing for momentum at this point.”