Despite allowing five second-quarter goals,Harvard junior goalie Keith Cynar did his part tokeep the game close, recording 16 first-halfsaves--many of which were against point-blankshots.
As the second half began, Duke picked up whereit left off in the first, quickly scoring fourgoals against only one for the Crimson to open upa 9-5 lead. Harvard continued to fight, however,and found itself trailing 10-7 as it headed intothe fourth period.
The Blue Devils proved to be too much in thefourth quarter, however, as the Crimson seemed tosimply run out of gas. Duke scored on four of itsseven shots in the period, while Harvard couldmuster only two scores of its own, putting thefinal score at 14-9.
Junior attacker Lawson DeVries netted fourgoals on the afternoon to lead the Crimson, whileBaly added two scores of his own.
Despite losing to Duke, Harvard comes out ofspring break with renewed confidence, pleased withwhat it has accomplished. The Crimson defeated anIvy rival and nationally-ranked Penn, and hungtough with one of the nation's top teams in Duke.
"We are happy to get out to a good start in theIvy League," Buttles said, "And we are confidentthat we can do well the rest of the way."