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...third game was even tighter than the first two. It began with a service error by each team, the second of which, commited by the Crimson, sparked a four-point Roger Williams run. After two Harvard tallies, the Hawks ran off three more points, prompting Harvard to call a timeout in an attempt to regain some momentum...
During the timeout, Coach Wilson simply reminded his team to play its game and do what it had practiced...
Apparently, the Harvard players took his advice to heart, as they came out of the timeout with a vengeance, reeling off a 7-1 run to take a 10-8 lead. Roger Williams answered with its own four-point burst before the game returned to its characteristic back-and-forth style...
Later on, trailing 18-15, Harvard ran off a three-point stretch featuring kills by Cardet and junior co-captain Justin Denham (20 kills). However, Roger Williams answered with five straight points broken up only by a Harvard timeout before the Crimson players fought their way back into the match with a four-point streak of their own to bring themseleves within one at 23-22. After two sets of consecutive points by the Hawks separated by a Harvard tally, the Crimson trailed 27-23 and its prospects for taking the third game looked bleak...
After a Roger Williams timeout, the Hawks scored back-to-back points to take the lead, but another Kowell kill brought the Crimson back even. The Crimson then gained another match point, which Roger Williams was able to save. It was then the Hawks' turn to have a chance at the game, but a Denham kill tied the score at 32. Harvard then earned its third match point, but Kowell hit a jump serve long. Next, Cardet notched yet another kill to give the Crimson yet another shot at the match, but the Hawks once more managed to remain...