Just six minutes in, Yenne made a great sliding tackle on the B.C. side of the field, and the ball found its way to sophomore forward Colleen Moore. Schaeffer, however, collected her shot on goal.

Then in the 57th minute Harvard had perhaps its best opportunity of the game slip from its fingers. Berman lofted a corner kick from the left side in front of the mouth of the goal.

Weed gathered the ball and redirected it toward the net. The ensuing shot seemed headed into the left corner of the goal, but the ball deflected off of the inside of the post and out, and was cleared by B.C.

"[Weed] got the ball and hit it off of the inside post," Wheaton said. "Those are the breaks. We benefited from one of those [in the 1-0 win] against UConn and today we didn't. Sometimes you get the bounce, sometimes you don't."

Harvard continued to press, but found its advances frustrated by an Eagle defense loaded with up to eight defenders trying to preserve the lead.

Then with just under 10 minutes to play, the Crimson was awarded a direct kick from about 10 yards out of the box, giving it a golden opportunity. Stewart lined up and let fly a rocket toward the net, but once again the shot flew just high of its mark, going over the crossbar.

Harvard earned one final scoring chance with a little over three minutes remaining, as Stewart lined up for a corner kick form the left side. The kick floated dangerously in front of the net, but Guarino once again came up big, clearing the ball with a great header that seemed to seal the Crimson's fate.

"That was an absolutely great play," Schaeffer said. "[Guarino] is great at clearing goals, and on that play she was just heads above the rest. Harvard seemed deflated after that play."