Whether it was the Crimson's youth, the prospect of playing the No. 1 team in the nation, or simply Creighton's obvious talent at each position, Harvard could not find its rhythm throughout the match.

Creighton's Mike Bustos scored two goals and added an assist, as the Bluejays converted on six of their 10 shots on goal.

"For the first 20 minutes we played pretty well, but towards the end of the first half we started to make some mistakes towards the back," Hench said. "You can't make those mistakes against a No. 1 team like Creighton because they connect when they have the chance. Every ball hit the back of the net."

The Crimson kept it even for the first 10 minutes, but in the 11th minute the Jays split the Harvard defense with a ball out of the midfield and Creighton forward Brian Mullan connected with the back of the net only seconds later.

Creighton followed with two more goals in the first half, the second by midfielder Keith Sawarynski in the 20th minute and the third by midfielder Mike Tranchilla in the 41st.

Harvard played a flat four in the back, with Eyre on the left, Edwards on the right and Lobach and Kelly in the middle.

With Meagher between the posts, the five constitute one of the youngest defenses in the Ivy League.

"Youth can be both an advantage and a disadvantage. The young guys really want to work hard when they're in the game, like Colin's performance this weekend--he played hard and had a couple of great games," Meagher said. "But it's going to be a learning process and mistakes will be made, it's just part what this team is right now."