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...Crimson's efforts climaxed during the third game. Both teams managed to play superb defense and covered the entire floor, executing highlight-reel quality plays. The Crimson led 6-1 early in the game, but the Huskies battled back with an ace by setter Lisa Mazzotta, knotting the game at six apiece. The Crimson then jumped ahead with key kills by Forcum and digs by Nash, but the Huskies soon cut the Crimson lead to 14-12. Fortunately for Harvard, a kill by Jellison forced game-point, and the Huskies' Lisa Nolan set the ball into the net, resulting...
...Crimson's batteries began to wind down in Game 4. Two kills by Forcum and an ace by setter Julie Yick contributed to an early 7-4 Harvard lead, but two balls hit long by Forcum opened the window of opportunity for the Huskies. Northeastern went on to score eight unanswered points until a kill by Harvard's Anne Schafer cut the Huskies' lead to 12-8. However, the Huskies continued to capitalize on Harvard's miscues and won the fourth game...
...ace by Harvard senior Catherine Betti portended a promising start to the fifth game for the Crimson, but fatigue soon set in. Decisive kills by Knott and Deatherage sapped the Crimson's energy and permanently took away its momentum. An ace by Nash tied the game at five all, but Harvard never saw the lead again. Northeastern went on to win the fifth game...
Murphy had another ace up his sleeve, which he called on a kickoff return with 11:00 remaining in the fourth after Alex Sierk's 30-yard field goal had pulled the Tigers to within...
...talked about having a lot of poise today,not only win the war but also ace the exam,"Murphy said. "We didn't have very many missedassignments, penalties or turnovers. That's theonly way we could have beat Princeton today...