On second-and-16, Hall found Endler out of the shotgun for a gain of nine yards to the Crimson 9-yard line.
The Mountain Hawks then brought in five wide receivers, a formation that the Crimson has been unable to defend all season, to spread Harvard out. Hall found junior wide receiver Aron Mack running a slant pattern into the end zone for a touchdown.
The ensuing extra point gave Lehigh a 7-0 lead with 10:12 to go in the first quarter.
After sophomore running back Matt Leiszler returned the Mountain Hawk kickoff to the Crimson 34-yard line, Lehigh was called for roughing the passer on first down. The 15-yard penalty was tacked on to the end of a Carl Morris reception and put Harvard at Lehigh's 24-yard line.
On first-and-10 from just outside the red zone, sophomore running back Nick Palazzo ran between the tackles for a gain of one yard. On the next play, junior quarterback Neil Rose dropped to pass and found junior wide receiver Sam Taylor open on a short route downfield. Immediately after he caught the ball, Taylor was hammered by two Mountain Hawk defenders and fumbled the ball away to Lehigh.
"If you have five turnovers against Lehigh, this is the type of score that you end up with," Harvard coach Tim Murphy said. "The fumble on the first punt was a critical error."
Though the score was only 7-0 after Taylor's fumble, Harvard was reeling and Lehigh had control of the momentum of the game.
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