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Although the Crimson has traditionally failed in the clutch, it rose to the occasion last night. Led by Graham and captain Steve Kay. Harvard rallied from a 4-14 deficit to humiliate Springfield 16-14 in the first game...
Then came the Crimson clutch. Most of Springfield's points in the next two games were made on elementary Harvard mistakes, and Springfield won both games decisively...
...Crimson spikers were not ready to forfeit the division title. In the next two games they played steady ball, taking advantage of a weakened Springfield attack, and in the fourth game Peter Graham blocked the last of Springfield's feeble spikers...
With the match tied, Harvard managed to jump to an early 13-2 lead over flustered Springfield. Now it was Springfield's turn to rally--ten straight points. Harvard's Peter Haviland spiked an unreturnable ball to a blocker for the 14th point. And then Graham, on a hesitation spike, sucked his blocker into the net for the game and the match...
...pleased with what he called the Crimson's "intelligent play." He said, "Springfield had trouble reacting to the creative and unexpected. We stopped them to death. We out-thought them...