In the fourth game, it looked as if Quinnipiac might be able to make things difficult for the Crimson, again going up 2-0 early.

But then Harvard came back.

The Crimson bench, which had been silent for much of the third game, sprang to life as Harvard went on to score the next eight points to take an 8-2 lead.

However, Quinnipiac refused to lay down and die. After a Harvard side out, the Braves scored five points in a row, cutting the lead to 8-7.

But freshman setter Mindy Jellin (25 assists) finally stopped the bleeding for the Crimson. On the next Quinnipiac serve, she tapped the ball into a foot-wide open space, with no Braves players anywhere near, to end the threat.

"Mindy's doing great," said Weiss. "As a freshman, she's been able to step in and run our offense."

After Harvard went up 9-7, Quinnipiac came back to tie the score 9-9. From then on, however, the Crimson kept the Braves scoreless.

"In the last game, we really started to pick it up and play together as a team instead of as individuals," said Jellin.