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...spikers forged ahead for the first time thanks to Panther mistakes, winning three straight points to establish an 11-8 advantage. This time it was Pitt's turn to come back as two short spikes and a dink forced an 11-11 deadlock. Sophomore Jon Ross's inside salvo and a smart defensive play by senior Captain Brad Martin gave Harvard a 12-11 lead. But strong Panther serves threw the Crimson off balance and Pitt captured the next four points to take the first stanza...
...similar pattern developed in the final stanza when the spikers built and eventually lost 4-1 and 9-5 advantages. Each time Ross sparked the rallies through his emphatic inside game only to see disorganization plague the squad. Once again the Panthers intensified their serving efforts and caused havoc in Harvard's setting. As Martin said, "They got passes to their hitters very easily whereas we had to battle to set up our offense." These problems and a last Panther spike ended the game...
Harvard never trailed in the brief contest. The squad stormed to an early 8-4 edge thanks to solid defense by Twite, Nadkarni and Ross, who left Stillman Hospital where he had been bedridden with a throat infection an hour before game time. A slight Crimson lapse gave rise to the only comeback Princeton would muster the whole afternoon, and the Tigers battled to tie the game...
...consolation for the spikers is that Princeton, Harvard's opponent in the semifinal game, will miss its 6'8" middle blocker, a nemesis of Ross' in past years...
...Pittsburgh squad against underdog Albany State. The Panthers' fast, confusing offense, featuring much switching and low, quick sets should dominate Albany State. Should Harvard meet Pitt in the finals the spikers will counter the Panthers' furious pace with quickness up front from Chang and Twite. In this scenario Ross' height will be especially missed...