and they don't seem as bad because they were all good teams," McCarthy
said. "But it was hard since they were all together."
For all the Crimson's second half woes, the selection committee showed Harvard a great deal of respect by awarding it as favorable a bracket position as it did. Not only does the Crimson have home-field advantage
for its opening game, but it gets to face, in Quinnipiac, a team that is making is first-ever postseason showing.
The Braves (13-6-1) won their conference title but still had to win a
play-in game against Loyola (MD) to gain an entry.
Against the two opponents Quinnipiac had in common with Harvard, the Braves were 0-2, while the Crimson was 2-0. Quinnipiac was shut out by both Yale (5-0) and Boston University (2-0), each of whom Harvard dropped by a 3-1 margin.
Despite being the favorite, Harvard will not take the Braves lightly.
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