UMass did manage to create the only dangerous opportunity of the first half, when junior forward Fred Kinateder gained control of an errant Harvard backpass in the 23rd minute. Dribbling just inside the Crimson box, Kinateder fired a shot that a diving Mejias was able to knock away.

"I was backpedaling, and he could have done a lot with that shot," Mejias said. "He could have chipped it, but I pressured him and made the save."

After an uneventful remainder of the first half, Harvard shook off its lethargy and came out stronger after halftime. Were it not for O'Quinn's brilliance in goal, the Minutemen might have found themselves in a deep hole earlier in the second half.

61 minutes into the match, Kelly nearly struck his first, also on a header. After a sequence of passes, freshman Kevin Ara headed it to Kelly who nearly beat O'Quinn to the left corner.

In the 65th minute, O'Quinn fully extended his 5 foot-10 frame and robbed Buan of an almost certain goal from 16 yards out.

O'Quinn, however, could not silence the energized Crimson much longer. When Edwards received a pass from freshman midfielder Ladd Fritz and drilled a low cross into the box, a wide-open Kelly dove headfirst and redirected the ball into the left corner of the net.

"Matt played a great ball and all I had to do was direct it in," said Kelly, who now has a team leading three goals to go along with his four assists.