The match was close throughout, but a streak of six errors at the end of the fourth set proved to be the Crimson’s downfall as a 17-17 tie quickly became a 24-17 match point for the Huskies. While a kill by freshman setter Corinne Bain brought the team within six, the Crimson was unable to gain momentum and lost the set by a score of 25-18.

“Northeastern is a good team,” Casey said. “I think we wish we could get some moments back in that match Saturday night, but we played hard.”

Harvard jumped out to an early lead in the match, registering seven kills in the first set to win by a score of 25-14. But the Huskies squad came roaring back in the second. Northeastern notched 19 kills to Harvard’s seven as it raced out to an 8-2 lead and never looked back, winning by a score of 25-15.

The Crimson kept it much closer in the third and fourth frames, losing by scores of 20-25 and 18-25, respectively. Walters once again aided the team with both offensive and defensive pressure at the net. The junior led the team in both blocks and kills, registering a career-high nine blocks and adding seven kills.

While the team was unable to pull off a win, Weiss was still happy with the way the offensive systems played out overall.

“We played really well,” Weiss said. “The score doesn’t indicate it, but [the match] was close all the way up to the fourth set, so I was pleased with the way we performed there.”