Harvard's disappointing record in close games last season included heartbreaking losses to Yale, Brown, and Cornell by scores of 9-10, 8-10, and 8-9 respectively.
"The team, however, looks better than last year starting out," Corkery said.
The Crimson's impressive showing Saturday bodes well for the team, which is expecting to improve on a disheartening 2-5 Ivy League performance a year ago.
"This win definitely helps us heading into the Ivy schedule," Corkery said. "We know that even if we go down, we can pull it out against anyone. I just feel so much better about this team."
Junior midfielder Megan Austin ignited the Crimson comeback, scoring with less than 10 minutes to play to bring the Crimson to within two.
"Once we scored the fourth and fifth goals, we realized that there was plenty of time on the clock and we could win it," Corkery said. "All we had to do was keep possession down the stretch. Possession was definitely the key."
Corkery pulled Harvard to within one before junior co-captain Ali Harper tied the game, 6-6, to erase the three-goal deficit.
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