"It was the third game of the day," Crosby explained. "After a while, it will get to you. They had played two other games as well, but got to rest their first-stringers more."

Conversely, Harvard's game with MIT had been an actual contest, so there was little opportunity to rest players.

As has been the trend in games against its in-state rival, Harvard began to show signs of life in the fourth quarter. Senior Grant Garrigues scored his second goal of the game off a touch pass from Fisher, who also had two goals in the contest.

Harvard's defense held UMass to a lone goal from Foley, and the Crimson outscored the Minutemen in the fourth, 3-1.

The Crimson can find some solace in the fact that, unlike in past fourth--quarter comebacks, the Crimson prospered against UMass' first string. In the past, UMass had pulled its starters once the game was in hand.

"This fourth was legitimate," said Crosby. "It'll be interesting to see what happens once we meet and it's our first game of the day," he added, alluding to the fatigue factor.

Bayne and sophomore Paul Tselentis split time in goal, and both performed well. Bayne racked up eight saves in the first half, and Tselentis stopped three shots in the second.