"I saw Joey with a clear lane," Totman said. "I just kept running through and was surprised at how open I was. I tried to play it over the goalkeeper."

The excitement on the Harvard side was quick-lived. Just four minutes after Totman's score, Hartford senior midfielder Sandra Doreleijers used teammate Sonja Fuss' cross to put the ball past Harvard freshman goalie Cheryl Gunther for the equalizer.

A similar situation happened to the women's team against Colombia 11 days ago. Minutes after scoring its second goal of the match, Colombia struck back in just 30 seconds.

"That's one of the functions of being young," Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton said. "We talk about those type of moments before the game. It's unfortunate though. You don't want to give up a goal like that."

As the end of regulation neared, the emotions on both sides began to pick up. Two Hartford players were given yellow cards in a span of fifteen minutes, and even the head coaches began to argue with one another on the sidelines.

One of the yellow cards was given after Yenne was knocked down in the goal box while attempting to redirect a teammate's shot. Although the goalie had possession of the ball before the infraction happened, the Harvard squad argued that if a yellow card was given, then there was a foul on the play. A foul would have led to a penalty kick that could have sealed the game for the Crimson.

The referee decided otherwise and play resumed. Senior midfielder Ashley Berman, who anchored the Crimson defense along with classmate Jessica Larson, consistently left Hawk players in her dust with a variety of juke and spin moves and helped the Crimson move the ball out of its own territory.