Round Two

At the beginning of the second half, Harvard was tentative, shooting into Brown players, getting turned on defense, and committing obstructions. But the tide turned halfway through the period, Harvard began to open the game up, connecting on longer and quicker passes.

Burke got two quick shots off, rattling Brown's defense and goalie Tara Harrington, who illegally fell on the ball. Harvard was awarded a penalty stroke, but Harrington managed to get a glove on Ceci Clark's shot.

That save was a big boost for Brown and more good fortune was on the way. A Bears' free hit deflected off a Harvard player, rolling downfield and out Harvard's end.

Brown then received another free hit in Harvard's territory, an area it hadn't reached in a while. Another deflected shot out of bounds gave Brown a penalty corner at 11:47.

Nicewarner reared her ugly head with another flicker. Yadao managed to block this one but as the ball hit the ground, half of Brown's players ran into the net and brought the ball along with them.

Kristen Monteiro was credited with the goal.

With the score now tied, Harvard began to carry the play. Starting from the 50-yd. line, Sarah Downing made an impressive rush down the left side, out-racing the only defender between her and the net.

The helpless defender threw her stick towards Downing. This illegal interference resulted in another penalty stroke for Harvard with 41 seconds on the clock. Harrington came up big for Brown, thwarting shooter Ambinder.

In the two overtimes Harvard played with much more composure, but failed to convert on any of its chances. The final buzzer sounded with Harvard in Brown's circle readying for a shot, but unable to get one off.

As far as the Ivy League race shapes up, its likely Harvard and Brown could still be the teams to beat.

"This throws a monkey wrench into Ivy plans. We could both still finish on top, but who knows about Penn and Princeton," Anderson said.