The erstwhile No. 13 Harvard men's lacrosse team (5-2, 1-1 Ivy) lost 12-7 to No. 9 Cornell (6-1, 2-0 Ivy) on Saturday in what was by far its worst outing of the season. The Crimson didn't give itself a chance to win against the Big Red.
"We weren't poised today," Coach Scott Anderson said. "We just didn't get a good effort."
Although hustle isn't a statistic in the books, there are some numbers that show how Cornell outhustled Harvard on Saturday.
The most telling stat in this game is the amount of shots taken by each team. The Big Red outshot the Crimson 50 to 26.
This disparity also reflects the time-of-possession difference in the game. Cornell was able to hold the ball in its offensive zone for long periods of time.
Although the Crimson defense was unable to generate enough takeaways against the Cornell offense, it was ground balls, face-offs, transition defense and Harvard's offense that allowed Cornell to dictate the pace of the game.
On ground balls, the Big Red got 42 and the Crimson only 25. Cornell won 13 face-offs and Harvard just eight.
In transition, the Big Red was able to convert 24-of-28 clearing attempts.
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