Northeastern Battles Back From Two Sets Down, Falls To Fairfield In Five-Set Thriller

BOSTON — Northeastern volleyball showed plenty of fight in a back-and-forth battle at Cabot Center on Saturday, rallying from a two-set deficit and building a double-digit lead in a decisive fourth set before Fairfield closed it out late, escaping with a 3-2 win (25-23, 25-23, 24-26, 19-25, 15-7). Fairfield jumped out to a two-set lead, taking a pair of tight sets by identical 25-23 scores. But the Huskies refused to fold, digging in during the third set and trading points deep into extras before finally pulling away for a 26-24 win. Carrying that momentum, Northeastern came out firing in the…