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...Harvard men's volleyball team waited until the bitter end to make its move, staving off nine match points in the third and decisive game before falling, 15-9, 16-14, 17-15 to the Springfield College Chiefs last night at the Malkin Athletic Center...
Four consecutive side outs into the action, sophomore co-captain Ed Pankau--who posted a .625 hitting percentage on the evening--stepped to the service line and staked Harvard to a 4-0 lead behind kills from Mager and Lewis. Following Springfield's quick side out, Mager's ace and a block from Pankau put the Crimson up 6-0, its largest advantage of the evening...
...right about then, things started unraveling. Servers Beachy, senior outside hitter Jim Rothschild and Pankau failed to convert on three consecutive possessions, and Springfield finally capitalized, going up 15-14 after two would-be Crimson kills went long...
Even Beachy's game-saving dig--one of eight he collected on the night--only stayed the execution, as Chiefs sophomore outside hitter Charlie Haer buried the Crimson on Springfield's third game point...
...Springfield machine would not be denied, and junior outside hitter Peter Murray sealed the 17-15 victory by stuffing an attempted kill for the three-game sweep...