"We started to play too conservatively in overtime and they just came out really strong," Badawy said. "We weren't playing to score and we were just playing too defensively."

Stopping four penalty corners in the extra period, Cowan kept Harvard alive and allowed Badawy to score the winner with just 10 seconds left on Harvard's only shot in overtime.

With the exception of the opening 15 minutes, Brown outplayed Harvard throughout the game, outshooting the Crimson 23-4 and registering nine penalty corners compared to only two for Harvard.

Nonetheless, the Crimson refused to give up and turned in its guttsiest performance of the season.

"Throughout the game, the defense was just barely holding the fort," Kalil said. "We barely touched the ball in overtime, but in the last couple of minutes we seemed to calm down and we were lucky enough to capitalize on our only opportunity."

After a number of close losses to some of the best teams in the country, including a narrow 2-1 defeat at the hands of No.1 Connecticut and a heartbreaking overtime loss to No.17 Princeton, Harvard finally showed that it could beat one of the top teams in the country.

Riding high after downing the nationally-ranked Bears, Harvard should receive an at-large big to the ECACs next weekend.

For now, Harvard must wait anxiously to find out its post-season fate when the ECAC draw is determined this Wednesday.