The Crimson's only rally of an otherwise sluggish day started with 6:49 left in the third, as it closed from 5-1 to 5-4. Baly converted on an extra-man opportunity with a one-hopper from just inside the line for his eighth goal of the season. He trails just Buttles and Sprong for the team lead in goals.

Harvard got three of its four goals on the afternoon in extra-man situations, going 3-for-8.

"The third quarter showed that we can play with anyone," DeVries said. "Talentwise, UMass was not a better team than us. But we're a young team and we're working on learning how to play complete games."

Buttles scored unassisted on a wraparound with 13:36 to play in the fourth, making it 5-3, before Sprong netted the Crimson's final goal at 11:49.

"We came out with the attitude that we had nothing to lose," DeVries said. "We knew we had to start shooting, and we had to put some pressure on the goalie."

UMass cruised in the first half, outshooting the Crimson 8-4 and piling up a 3-1 advantage

Negus and Kunkel converted on almost identical plays in the first quarter, taking feeds on the left flank and beating Cynar with high shots.

Negus found the back of the cage with 11:08 remaining in the first, taking midfielder Don Little's pass and going over Cynar's left shoulder.

Kunkel scored five minutes later, taking a pass from Morley and whipping it into the top right corner of the net for a 2-0 lead.

Buttles scored the Crimson's only goal of the half on an extra-man chance with 1:05 to play in the quarter, snapping a onehopper past Campolettano off Sprong's assist.

But midfielder Jeremy Guski made the Minuteman lead 3-1 when Morley shook off a defender in front of the net and flipped it wide to him with 9:23 remaining in the half.

Next up for the Crimson is No. 19 Yale (5-5, 2-2 Ivy), who will visit Ohiri Field on Saturday. A loss to the Bulldogs would guarantee a losing Ivy League record.

"People are getting frustrated, with four losses in a row," DeVries said. "Yale's always a huge game and a huge opportunity." UMass, 8-4 at Ohiri Field UMass  2  1  2  3  --  8 Harvard  1  0  1  2  --  4 G: UMass--Negus (2), Janowicz (2), Runkel, Little, Gabrielli, Guski; Harvard--Buttles (2), Sprong, Baly. A: UMass--Morley (2), McCaffrey (2), Runkel, Little, Madigan; Harvard--Sprong, DeVries, Callan. S: UMass--9; Harvard--12