The Harvard women’s volleyball team once again pounced on Ivy foe Dartmouth and split its remaining two games in a strong second-place performance at this weekend’s Crimson Classic.

Harvard beat both Dartmouth and Northeastern, 3-1, before losing to Winthrop, 3-2, at the Malkin Athletic Center.

Winthrop 3, W. Volleyball 2

Harvard (6-7. 2-0 Ivy) faced its toughest competition on Saturday night against a powerful Winthrop (15-6) squad, which finished second in its conference last season.

Harvard won game one in impressive fassion, as sophomore Kaego Ogbechie spiked home the final shot for a 30-24 victory. Ogbechie was a force for the Crimson all weekend, finishing the Winthrop match with 17 kills and six blocks. Junior Nathalie Miller turned in a strong offensive performance with a team-leading 18 kills.

Following game one, the match became a see-saw battle. Winthrop took games two and four by scores of 31-29 and 30-28, while Harvard won game three, 30-21 to set up a tie-breaking game five.

Winthrop dominated game five, winning 15-6. Hitters Logan Pierce and Jennifer Pritchard were too much for the Crimson to handle, as Winthrop handed Harvard its only loss of the weekend.

W. Volleyball 3, Northeastern 1

The Crimson fared better against Northeastern (6-12), winning the match, 3-1.

“Northeastern was a bigger team, so we needed to play defense first,” said Harvard Coach Jennifer Weiss.

Harvard’s defensive effort was led by junior Mariah Pospisil and sophomore Kaego Ogbechie. The duo provided a physical presence to frustrate Northeastern’s spikers.

Pospisil finished with three blocks and Ogbechie had six.

Harvard’s defense helped the team to wins of 30-23, 30-25 and 30-26. Its only loss was by a score of 30-28 in game three.

W. Volleyball 3, Dartmouth 1

Completing a season sweep of Dartmouth (4-7, 0-2) was a great accomplishment for the Crimson, as the squad sought revenge for a loss last season.