"During the last two minutes, the score was 10-8, and we had possession for most of that time," Brown said. "We just weren't able to get good looks or make accurate shots at the end. Basically, our biggest challenge during the game was getting over the time mark."

The Crimson can still take a few gems with it from this match. Harvard's offense, crowded by talented freshmen, has attempted all year to find the right chemistry between the older players on the team and the new kids on the block.

Even though it lost, Harvard's ability to score nine goals yesterday against UNH might provide some comfort.

"We really did play well in the match [yesterday]," freshman attacker Melissa Christino said. "We had some good movement but just couldn't catch up to them."

Harvard will try to continue its offensive upswing this weekend. The Crimson's final challenge of the regular season will come at Schoellkopf Field when it travels to Cornell Saturday afternoon.

The Big Red (8-5, 2-4 Ivies) has struggled recently of late. Cornell lost its last match Sunday afternoon at Yale to the No. 11 Bulldogs, which came away with a tough 8-7 victory.

Prior to that loss, the Big Red had suffered a discouraging 12-6 loss to Syracuse. After starting the season on a 6-0 win streak, Cornell has cooled off of late.