Brown managed to contain the Harvard offense in the second half. Bruin sweeper back Evonne Goldsberry succeeded in shutting down the explosive St. Louis, while Brown defender Darcy Fernald shadowed Brynteson.
However, Scalise and Brown mentor Phil Pincince both said the Crimson defense deserved credit for the shut-out.
"We were excellent defensively," Scalise said. "We can always score goals, but the main thing is to stop the other team from scoring more than we can."
Pincince said the "Harvard backs were extremely fast and have an excellent counter-attacking style. We are better one-on-one, but as a team they seem to do the job."
The coaches met after the game and selected an All-Ivy team. Harvard placed six players on the squad, while Brown landed five. The Crimson's entire starting front four made the team, with Brynteson and St. Louis on the first team and Ferrante and Ellen Hart on the second squad.
The coaches selected Harvard defensive standouts Wendy Sands and Kathy Batter to the first and second teams, respectively, and Brynteson received the tournament MVP award for her amazing four-goal, one-assist performance.
Big Game Coming
While elated with the weekend results, the undefeated booters aren't claiming number one status in New England until the results come in from their game versus UMass Wednesday afternoon.
"UMass in undefeated and they tied Brown," St. Louis noted, "Which says that they're really good. It will definitely be THE game of the season," she added.
FIRST ROUND RESULTS
Princeton def. Cornell (default)
Yale 2, Dartmouth 1
SEMIFINALS
Harvard 4, Yale 1
Brown 3, Princeton 1
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