What a difference a year can make.
In its season opener, the Harvard women's lacrosse team upset UMass, 7-6, on Saturday, avenging a 10-3 rout the Crimson suffered at UMass in the season opener last year.
Harvard sophomore Lizzy Frisbie scored the game-winner with 1:12 remaining in regulation to complete the come-from-behind victory.
"This was a huge win for us," junior Lauren Corkery said. "We had lost to UMass the past two seasons and to start out on a good footing is key to our season. It gives us a better outlook. I am really proud of how we came through to pull out the win in the horrible conditions with the freezing temperatures and the snow."
The Crimson (1-0) scored four unanswered goals in the final 10 minutes to erase a 6-3 advantage for the Minuteman (0-1).
Harvard's impressive performance in the game's waning minutes was an exciting change from last season.
"Once they went up 6-3, this panic set in," Corkery said. "It was like, 'we can't lose this game.' We had been losing possession too much and we weren't willing to lose the game because of it."
In games decided by two goals or less last year, the Crimson was an unimpressive 1-4.
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