It was an unfortunate way to open the Ivy League schedule for Harvard, a team with a good deal of talent but a score of injured players. Penn is not one of the top teams in the league, and the Crimson will have to come on strong during the rest of the season to finish high in the standings.

Coach Bruce Munro feels the injury problem is the main reason for the fourth-quarter difficulties. Cle Landolt, Phil Zuckerman, Bruce Regan, and captain Tom Nicosia are all paying with injuries, and Sam McDowell, Pete Barber, and Kirby Wilcox--three-quarters of the defense--are still watching from the sidelines.

"We were a good-looking lacrosse team for three periods," Munro said last night. "The attack and midfield worked together better than they have all season, he added.

The high-flying Crimson built up a 6-4 lead halfway into the second quarter, and then Jim Kilkowasy, Phil Zuckerman, and Rick Frisbee registered quick goals to give Harvard a 9-4 halftime bulge.

Munro's team continued to dominate the play in the third period, but the Quakers capitalized on their few scoring opportunities and narrowed the lead to three goals, 10-7, with 15 minutes left in the game. The lone Crimson score in the third quarter was a shot by Regan into the top left corner of the net on a beautiful feed from John Ince.

It was not until the last few moments of the game that disaster struck, not long after a shot by Landolt bounce off the top bar of the Penn cage. Three different Quakers fired in shots from the left side to tie the game, 10-10, and lead to five minutes of overtime.