But then just when it looked like the Penn State attack had slowed down, the Lions took the lead with under 15 minutes remaining.

Penn State midfielder Colleen Kaufold was taken down just outside the 18, setting up a dangerous direct kick. Junior striker Bonnie Young's shot curved perfectly around Harvard wall and broke just inside the post for the game's only goal.

The Crimson, who had been unable to mount any sustained attack since the opening minutes, never seriously threatened the Lions' lead. Harvard did manage to earn a corner in the game's final seconds, but the kick was shanked.

"Two shots off the post and a ball played off the bar, you have to finish those plays," Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton said. "I thought we played well enough to win. Penn State is a great team."

The Lions were helpless to defend against the Harvard attack in the opening minutes, and it was only the frame of the goal the saved them.

On Harvard's first corner kick of the day, the Crimson sent a header off the crossbar.

Then after the third Crimson corner kick a few minutes later, the Lions failed to clear, and a Harvard shot deflected off the post, after a tip by Penn State All-American keeper Emily Oleksiuk.

Fifteen minutes into the game, sophomore midfielder Amy Cooper just missed on a bid for her first collegiate goal. Once again, the nemesis was the right post.