Despite this timely stop, the Eagles were not deterred. Taking advantage of an apparent lapse in the Crimson defense, the Eagles continued to bombard Mejias from all angles.

With 8:50 left in the game, Schmidt nailed a hard shot from the right side of the box, which Mejias gathered. About a minute later, a penalty against Harvard led to a free kick dangerously close to the goal. The kick was taken from the top of the box, but was blocked by a wall of Harvard defenders. An Eagles midfielder controlled the ball after a failed clear and took the final shot of the game for B.C.

The Crimson defense, which played all 90 minutes, was fatigued by the end, giving the Eagles more chances on goal in the waning minutes.

While B.C. never seriously threatened again, Harvard still received a scare when freshman forward Spencer George suffered an injury while converting on a 50-50 tackle.

"[Spencer] will be okay; he just got a knock," Kerr said.

A minute after George went down, an Eagle received a yellow card, which was B.C.'s second of the day. The first card was awarded to Boyd for pulling a Crimson player to the ground by his shirt in the first half. The second card came when Eagle senior midfielder Sjur Gunderson viciously slide-tackled Lobach.

As the game drew to a close, Harvard played conservative soccer to protect its precious and fragile lead. B.C. had little chance to tie, or much less win, when the final horn sounded.

Overall, the team was pleased with its performance.