Senior attackman Lawson DeVries took a feed from senior line mate Geoff Watson and cut the lead to two with 2:22 left in the first period.
The Crimson took the momentum from the DeVries goal and stormed into the second period, netting four more goals before UMass struck again.
Junior attackman Dana Sprong found rope twice in the Crimson's second period run, getting help from junior middie Roger Buttles on his first at 13:55 and from Watson for his second at 11:24 when Harvard was in a man-up situation.
UMass managed to stay composed as the onslaught continued with freshman attackman Matt Primm's unassisted goal at 10:11 that extended the lead to two for the Crimson. The Minutemen notched a pair in response to even the score, 5-5.
The teams traded goals after that, and DeVries, who had started Harvard's run, made it 7-6 at the end of the half with his second goal of the game.
The second period was a pocket of strong play for the Crimson. Shots were even at 11 apiece, and both teams nabbed eight groundballs.
For the afternoon, the Crimson was on the losing end in both departments, as UMass not only outshot the Crimson but grabbed 45 groundballs to the Harvard's 22.
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