Despite the late goal by Yale, Harvard went into the break looking good, having outplayed its Ancient Eight rival.

The second half, however, was a completely different story.

In the third quarter, Yale jumped out all over the Crimson, scoring three consecutive goals to wrestle the lead away from Harvard.

Junior midfielder Nicholas Milone and junior attacker Chris McIntyre netted one goal apiece for the Elis, knotting the game at 4-4. Senior midfielder John Tonzola followed with a tally of his own on a feed from McIntyre for the go-ahead goal, as Yale took a 5-4 lead into the fourth.

"They got a couple of early goals in transition in the second half, and we became a bit flustered," Sprong said. "We started pressing on offense, and felt that we needed to score, which caused some turnovers."

Despite being outscored 3-0 in the third, Harvard still found itself very much in the game against the Bulldogs as it trailed by just one goal. But, unfortunately for the Crimson, the fourth quarter simply brought more Bulldog dominance.

In the final period Yale outscored Harvard 4-1, clinching a 9-5 victory.

McIntyre and Tonzola each scored a goal in the quarter, while Milone added two more for the Elis.