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Harvard was all out of sorts in the second set, demoralized from the close first-set loss. The Pride did not look back as it surged to an 11-7 lead, and freshman Greg Falcone sent a message to the Crimson with a fierce kill on the first point. Springfield extended the lead to 18-14, forcing Harvard to take a timeout...
...first game was all about Crimson sophomore Matt Jones. Jones, who had 14 kills in the match, started the set with two kills in a row to give Harvard a 6-2 lead. The Crimson was able to hold that advantage for most of the first set, setting up Jones for the kill on the outside time after time. The momentum from Harvard’s attack forced Springfield to take a timeout and regroup...
Coming out of the break, though, the Pride went on a 6-2 run to take a two-point lead. But Jones ended the run with another kill to bring the Crimson within one point. It was a tense set at the end as each team traded points, but Springfield ended up too strong for Harvard...
Tied at 35, the Crimson made a crucial error. Thinking the ball was going out of bounds, the team’s passers watched as the ball landed on the line to give the Pride set point. Springfield took the first set, 37-35, when sophomore Nikola Ivica hit the ball out of bounds...
...made a couple of messy mistakes in that first set,” co-captain Erik Kuld said. “We know it’s something we need to improve, and that’s something we’re working on as a team...