"I saw Juan with the ball, and just called for it," Lenicheck said. "He played it over one defender and I headed it down [to gain possession]. I was off at an angle, and just put it past the goalie into the side netting of the far post."
Although throughout the season the Crimson has had problems maintaining an early lead, it used its newfound killer instinct yesterday and refused to relinquish command.
Just two minutes after Lenicheck's goal, Harvard upped its lead to 2-0 off a free kick from 20 yards outside the Black Bears' goal.
Junior captain Ryan Kelly touched the ball to Lenicheck, who then crossed it to the far post where freshman back Joe Steffa put it away with a diving header.
"A lot of people created chances today," Lenicheck said. "In the past this wasn't the case, but today we really came together."
Most of the early success Maine enjoyed from its offsides trap quickly evaporated after this two-minute stretch.
"We weren't looking to change our game today," said sophomore goalkeeper Mike Meagher, who made just one save. "We did what we knew we had to do to keep our momentum going."
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