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Down two games to one, the Crimson fought back to tie NYU at 26 in an extremely tight fourth game, igniting the boisterous Harvard crowd. But several crucial kills from the Violets’ outside hitter Evan Finch—who led NYU with 19 kills, 10 digs and five blocks—sealed the Crimson’s fate, as the Violets just managed to eke out the two-point margin of victory necessary in rally scoring...
While overall Harvard hung close with the talented NYU squad, the team was unable to pull off the upset...
...third game saw the Crimson grab the first point before NYU kicked its game into gear, rolling off a seven-point run which put Harvard in a hole it could not climb...
...NYU was able to weather Harvard’s emotional response, and steadily pulled away for the five-point win. Finch was assisted by outside hitters Macnair Sillick and Michael Moser, who tallied 15 and 11 kills respectively for the Violet attack...
...NYU quickly dampened the Crimson’s fire in the second game. Two straight blocks of attempted kills by McKiernan sent the Violets on a 17-9 run, capped by a debatable net call that incensed Keller and resulted in the yellow card...