Sophomore sweeper Mike Lobach played particularly well, stopping B.C. players from penetrating too far into Harvard territory. Another bright spot on defense was freshman back Isaac Kim, who demonstrated impressive tenacity by clearing and heading many balls out of the middle of the field.

This combination of missed offensive opportunities and outstanding defense resulted in a scoreless tie going into halftime.

Something Harvard Coach John Kerr said during halftime must have sparked his players. Within the first two minutes of the second half, the reinvigorated Crimson offense drew blood.

Steffa played a good ball down the right sideline to Kelly, who was dispossessed by Eagles back Kevin Boyd. Boyd misplayed a pass back to B.C. goaltender Chris Hamblin, and Kelly was there to capitalize on the miscue. Kelly's goal gave Harvard a 1-0 lead and proved to be the game-winner.

Although the Eagles did appear to be fatigued, the inevitability of Harvard's success wasn't clear. The Crimson lead was tried many times as the Eagles' offense began to rhythmically take shots on goal starting in the 56th minute.

Luckily for the Crimson, each of these shots was stopped beautifully by junior goalie Dan Mejias. Mejias had six saves en route to his third shutout this season, and he has proven invaluable in the Crimson's recent success.

In the 69th minute, however, the lead almost disappeared. Eagles sophomore forward Casey Schmidt lobbed a shot from 10 yards out and Mejias dove intuitively to his left for the crucial and incredible save.