Contrary to popular reports, the Harvard women's soccer team is not dead.
As a matter of fact, the Crimson is very much alive and kicking.
Despite falling 2-1 in overtime to Columbia on Saturday and going winless in its last five games of the regular season, Harvard (10-7, 5-2 Ivy) is headed to the women's soccer version of the Big Dance after gaining an at-large bid into the NCAA Tournament last night.
The Crimson was one of three Ivy League teams selected for the tournament, along with league co-champions Princeton and Dartmouth.
Harvard is now slated to take on Quinnipiac at Ohiri Field in the first round on Wednesday.
The announcement of the team's bid was a bit of a surprise given its devastating loss to the Lions (5-10-2, 1-6 Ivy) earlier in the weekend.
"We are very surprised coming off this losing streak," co-captain Lauren Corkery said. "On Saturday, we thought our chances were pretty slim."
The Crimson, however, was not undeserving. The committee likely gave heavy consideration to the fact that Harvard played one of the most difficult schedules in the Northeast. Brown--which beat the Crimson this season but did not play opponents anywhere near the level of Harvard's--was excluded from the tournament.
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