"Our offense was hurt by a lot of double teams, while they found the open players," Harper said. "We made too many offensive and defensive mistakes."

The loss damaged more than the Crimson's pride. Harper, one of the team's top attackers, spent the second half on the sidelines icing down her ankles. Later tests proved that she tore ligaments, and she is expected to miss a couple of weeks.

Freshman midfielder Heather Gotha also left the game with an apparently serious injury, but there was no official word on the extent of the damage.

These injuries are in addition to freshman defenseman Hilary Walton and freshman attacker Heather Hussey, who both missed the game with ailments.

The thoroughness of the B.U. loss effectively derailed any momentum the Crimson built over its Spring Break week of training in Philadelphia.

In the city of Brotherly Love, Harvard steamrolled over St. Joseph's 9-3, before dropping a spirited home contest against the Elis.

The Crimson will try to right itself on Ohiri Field this weekend as it hosts rivals Penn and Maryland. Harvard hopes to exhibit the discipline and intensity that were lacking yesterday.

Game times are noon on Saturday against Penn and 1 p.m. Sunday against Maryland.