The Harvard men's soccer team expected to dominate struggling Maine yesterday and it did exactly that, with its most impressive and complete game of the season.
The Crimson (5-8-2, 2-3 Ivy) won 3-0 at Ohiri Field behind a goal and two assists from sophomore midfielder Nick Lenicheck, extending its winning streak to a season-high three games.
Harvard outshot the Black Bears (2-12-2), who ended their season with six straight losses, by an overwhelming 22-2 margin.
"We came into today's game very confident," Lenicheck said. "Even though we're out of the postseason this year, we knew we had to come out and play hard if we wanted to beat a team we knew we should beat."
The Crimson wasted little time translating the momentum from its previous two wins to yesterday's match.
Lenicheck scored the eventual game-winning goal just 21:16 into the first half after receiving a diagonal chip pass from senior Juan Carlos Montoy.
With Maine attempting to pull off an offsides trap, which had worked three times early on, Lenicheck made a perfect run on the ball as Montoy passed it over the top of the defense.
Lenicheck quickly got control of the ball and after taking a few dribbles, fired a laser to the far post, past Maine's senior goalkeeper Aaron Weymouth to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead.
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