The Crimson faced its worst enemy Saturday. Halftime.
Harvard (4-4, 2-2 Ivy) pulled another vanishing act in the final 30 minutes as No. 2 Princeton (11-1, 4-0) outscored the Crimson 8-1 in the second half en route to a comfortable 15-6 victory Saturday.
The game, however, was not as lopsided as the final score indicated.
"We played really well in the first half," freshman Sara Burg said. "We know what we're capable off, and overall we aren't really discouraged with the loss."
With a pair of goals from junior co-captain Alli Harper, Harvard jumped out to a 3-0 lead just 3:36 into the match.
Freshman attacker Jamie Hagerman scored with 3:24 remaining in the half to bring the Crimson to within one, 6-5, and Harvard went into the half down, 7-5.
"The first half was definitely a confidence builder," Burg said. "In the first five minutes of the game, we played incredibly well and that's something we can build on."
Hagerman's goal, unfortunately for the Crimson, was the last Harvard would score for another 23 minutes.
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