Forget about fierce attackers and stingy goalkeepers. Stifling defenders and unfriendly weather conditions are no need for worry.

Apparently, the greatest opponent of the Harvard women's lacrosse team is time.

The Crimson (5-8, 2-4 Ivy) lost a difficult 11-9 tug-of-war battle to the University of New Hampshire yesterday afternoon in Durham, New Hampshire. Harvard, a relatively young team that has struggled all year to find a cohesive and aggressive offense, was thwarted in its quest for victory by the sands of time.

"If we would have had more time, the game would probably have gone the other way for us," junior tri-captain Becca Brown said. "It became a constant battle between the two teams, where [UNH] would score and then we would score."

"We played well, but we ended up playing catch-up the entire game," tri-captain Claudia Asano said. "We scored some good goals, but we just ran out of time."

For the Crimson, freshman attacker Heather Hussey, Harvard's only multi-goal scorer during the match, led the way with two goals.

Junior Ashley Birch, freshman Gretchen Puttkamer, sophomore Megan Austin, sophomore Melissa Crandall, freshman Hillary Walton and sophomore Lauren Corkery each contributed one goal to the Crimson attack.

Sophomore goalkeeper Keltie Donelan accumulated five saves in 60 minutes and withstood her eighth loss of the season.

At the start of the game, the Wildcats surged to a quick 3-0 lead as a lax Harvard offense stood by on the sidelines.