With the wind in its face, the Crimson was unable to clear the ball.
Crimson goalie Brooke Donahoe held the Big Red scoreless as long as she could, but against such overwhelming pressure, a goal was inevitable. Cornell finally scored late in the first half.
With the wind against the Big Red, the second half was a different story. The Crimson came out strong and tied the game quickly on Uustal's tap-in off Co-Captain Robin Johnston's corner kick.
The game raged fierce until Cornell got a big break with 10 minutes left in the game.
An accidental handball in the goal box gave Cornell a penalty kick, which it converted easily to pick up the victory.
The loss left Harvard's players stunned and angry.
"We have the ability to beat them," Weinstein said. "We beat ourselves. They did not beat us."
Wheaton sounded a note of revenge.
"We're going to show that we can beat anybody," Wheaton said. "We may be out of the Ivy race, but we are still spoilers."