Defensively, Harvard did not allow the person holding the ball to get off solid passes to her teammates, which helped keep the ball away from the net.
When the Red Raiders did get on a fast break--which happened only late in the game, when the bench was in and the game was already decided--Harvard quickly doubled-and tripled-down on the breaking player.
The Raiders' only offense came in the form of long-range bombs from outside the Crimson defense. Freshman goalie Angela Munoz stopped most of these easily, letting only two in. The other Colgate goals came on a rebound putback and a fast break with 38 seconds in the game.
If there was any negative for Harvard from last night's game, it was that the avenues that the team used to win will not be open for the rest of the tournament.
Today at 10:20 a.m., Harvard plays Princeton, who is ranked lower than Colgate but is not nearly as slow; at 4:10 p.m., Harvard takes on Slippery Rock, the defending Easterns champion.
To beat those teams, the Crimson must control the ball and work its offense "normally"--that is, using the two-meter position as its crux.
"Princeton's a much faster team," Ford said. "So we're going to have to work on our set offense."
Harvard will also play one game tonight, probably against UMass or Maryland (both of whom won last night, respectively defeating Brown and Bucknell). Sunday plays host to the Finals. G: Colgate--Mawson 2, Waggoner; Harvard--Ford 8, Sevcsik 3, Naber 2, Bennett 2, Moger 2, Denton, Anderson.