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W. Soccer Upsets No. 23 BC in 2OT

After Stewart's tally, the Crimson would threaten again several times, but Schaeffer held Harvard scoreless for the remainder of regulation. The Crimson's best chance after that came in the game's final minute with the score knotted at one.

With just thirty seconds left in regulation, freshman midfielder Kaite Westfall--the current Ivy League Rookie of the Week--drew Schaeffer out of position and tapped a bouncer towards the net. The ball appeared headed for the goal line, but took a bad hop and went wide.

Earlier in the second stanza, momentum belonged entirely to BC, as Harvard was slow getting out of the gate after the intermission. The Eagles controlled possession in the Crimson end for much of the half, as the Crimson appeared tired on defense.

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"Anytime you have a break in action, you have to come out and get

refocused," Wheaton said. "They came out a little better than us in the

second half."

The Crimson was particularly at risk when the Eagles lined up for corner kicks. Throughout the entire game, BC created several scoring chances off corners, but Harvard managed to stave off all of those attacks.

"B.C. is really good in the air," Wheaton said. "They have one or two players who are just fantastic in the air. [Murphy], in particular, reads the ball really well. I don't know that we did a great job on that, but we were fortunate that she wasn't able to convert."

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