"I'd say that the psychological effect of not having been here before showed in our play early in the game," Crosby said. "Navy is a team that goes to Easterns every year."
The Midshipmen took advantage of several Harvard miscues early on and raced out to a 9-3 halftime lead. The game was essentially over at that point, and Navy used both its second- and third-string goalies in mop-up duty.
Harvard's game plan was to take the ball out of dangerous 2-meter Sean Foster's hands, forcing the Navy to rely on its depth. The Midshipmen respondent with a dominant, balanced effort.
Foster netted three goals, but so did senior driver Andrew Sause and freshman Joe Donahue. Two other Navy players added two apiece.
"We got frustrated after the start and departed from our game plan," Crosby said.
Harvard 11, Bucknell 10
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