Part of Harvard's offensive woes must be attributed to its youth. With seven first years on the team, it will take time for the players to adjust to the new faces and the new system.
"It's hard for the freshmen," Kleinfelder said. "We're asking a lot of them. We lost the majority of our attackers last year. There's no one to show them the way."
"Most of it is inexperience, not seeing where the open space is when they shoot," Kleinfeder continued. "We need poise under pressure, which will only come from experience."
Although it may be a difficult transition, the first-years are here, and they will have to help the team raise its level of play. However, it is the entire team that needs to become more aggressive on the field. But the aggressive play must be in concert with the team -- everyone needs to play well.
"A group of players will be on, but never the whole team," senior co-captain Shana Barghouti said. "It's hard to play 12 players against six. It's really frustrating."
Brown echoes the need for Harvard to begin taking charge of the games early and increasing their intensity level for the entire 60 minutes.
"We beat ourselves. We're not all on the same wavelength," Brown said. "We need to work together. We've got the game. Now we need to go find it."
G: Vanderbilt--Ehst (2), Napolitano, Dillow (2), Yekenchik, Kehl; Harvard--Hren (2), Clark, Grandison, Shortsleeve, Rogers. A: Vanderbilt--DiStefano; Harvard--Dillow, Ehst. S: Vanderbilt--Crabtree 12; Harvard--Barghouti 17.