And 33 seconds later, sophomore Rob Palumbo, who finished with a game-high four goals, scooped the ball off the turf and rocketed it into the Crimson net.

Before the Princeton barrage, Vita--who had finished with a season-high 23 saves against Brown Wednesday--looked sharp.

And after each save, the crowd shouted "Vita, Vita" and "Vita la Vita."

But now the crowd wasn't shouting.

And the 6-ft., 1-in. senior net-minder stood alone.

But Vita turned away several Tiger shots in the last five minutes of play to preserve the Crimson victory.

"No matter how ugly it would have gotten, we would have won," Co-Captain Chris Pujols said. "I had faith in Vita."

THE NOTEBOOK: The Crimson's next game is Wednesday against the University of Massachusetts in Amherst...Vita finished with 13 saves, Wright recorded five...Corcoran, Pujols and freshman attack Brad Raymond led the Crimson in scoring with two goals each...Pujols was the assist leader with two...Princeton's only win this year came against Yale, 9-8, in overtime...Harvard owns a 5-1 record at Ohiri Field this year...Harvard is now 5-0 in games in which the opponent has scored less than 10 goals....Pujols leads the Crimson in scoring with 18 goals and 11 assists...Corcoran is first in goals with 19.