After several hours rest, the Crimson returned to the pool to take on the Maryland Terrapins. On April 10, Harvard lost to Maryland 12-2. This time, the result, although still a defeat, was much closer.

Harvard shocked Maryland by jumping out to an early two-goal advantage. However, with one minute remaining, the Terrapins held an 8-7 advantage. Magnuson fired a shot into the net to send the game into overtime.

The two teams traded goals in the first two overtime periods, sending the game into sudden death.

With a Maryland goal, the game was over. But Harvard was not discouraged.

"It didn't get us down," Magnuson said. We were excited about how we played, and it boded well for the night game. We were psyched up and ready to play another game immediately."

Saturday night was a pivotal match for the Crimson. A victory would send them to Davis, Calif., on May 7th for the National Championships. The opponent was Eastern powerhouse UMass, who Harvard had lost to three times previously this season. Most recently, UMass defeated Harvard 12-5 last weekend.

Despite the 9:40 billing, the Harvard stadium was packed. The band even showed up.

"This was a peak weekend for us," sophomore Jesse Gunderson said. "Each game we came out stronger, culminating in the game against UMass."