Nevertheless, Harvard is not complaining about it by a long shot.
"We would have liked to play it on grass," Brill said, "but you can't be upset about that.
"Plus, we've had two weeks to prepare for it."
If the Crimson win against the Terriers, its next opponent will be the winner of the Brown-UNH game in a game to be play the next weekend.
If there is a Las Vegas line on this game, it probably favors B.U. by a bundle.
But to Harvard's credit, it is better to peak late in the season than to not peak at all, and the Crimson are certainly traversing the upside of the proverbial mountain now.
"Our losses don't reflect the type of soccer that we've been playing," Brill said. "The tournament is a whole new season."
And in the brave new season that is any NCAA tournament, anything can happen.