Locker, who started every upperclassman on the roster, switched to freshman forwards Marko Soldo and Jonathan Oslowski late in the second half with the score still 2-0. The pair provided a burst of energy, assisting on Kelly's goal.
Oslowski drove down the left side and put a ball into the box for Soldo, whose shot was deflected off to the weak side by Columbia keeper Matt Hill.
Kelly then materialized on the right side, burying the rebound to get the scoreless monkey off the squad's back.
"We had our backs to the wall and were fighting a little more," Kelly said. "The goal was no big feat. It was more of a collective effort, and I just happened to be in the right place at the right time."
But the length of time it took for the Crimson to notch the goal emphasized what Harvard's main concern has become: finishing on good chances.
With the loss of Tom McLaughlin to graduation, the Crimson has yet to identify a dominant scoring threat. McLaughlin led the team--and the Ivy League--with 32 points on 12 goals and eight assists in "We don't have the one player who can take theball to the goal," Locker said. "This is a youngteam, and it's especially hard for freshmen to doit. Tommy McLaughlin didn't score a goal until hisjunior year." While Locker and his club wait for theirfinisher to emerge, however, they seem ready tocontent themselves with less-than-beautiful goalsthat nonetheless win matches. Kelly's goal, latethough it was, showcased the sort of attack theCrimson can employ to put some positive numbers onthe board. Harvard now turns its attention to Providence(1-5-0, 1-2-0 Big East) and a Wednesday afternoonroad date, before resuming league play when ithosts Yale (2-1-0, 0-0-0) on Saturday afternoon atOhiri Field. Scoring