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...special weekend for the women's volleyball team captains Melissa Forcum and Kate Nash and seniors Anne Schafer and Catherine Betti. The four played their final games at the Malkin Athletic Center against Siena, Fairfield, Marist, Holy Cross and Brown. The Crimson finished 3-1--a successful weekend to culminate four successful careers...
...first game, the Huskies immediately jumped out to a 9-0 lead, but a kill by Forcum stopped the Crimson bleeding. Net violations by the Huskies and a critical kill by Jellison cut the Huskies' lead to 9-4, but kills by Northeastern's Catherine Baker and Knott sealed the Crimson's fate. The Huskies went on to win the first game...
...Crimson dominated the second game. Harvard surged ahead to a 10-2 lead from a strong defense and well-executed plays by Forcum and Jellison. Northeastern continued to hit the ball out of bounds time and time again, allowing the Crimson to take the second game...
...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 in a 16-14 Crimson victory in the third game...
...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...