Whatever the reason for Harvard's less-than-stellar play, the Crimson did not look comfortable under the lights. Harvard night games are rare. The team would have had one last Tuesday at Hartford, but inclement weather postponed the game to Halloween.

Injuries are still plaguing the Harvard team. Last year's leading scorer, sophomore forward Beth Totman has still not played this season, and sophomore fullback Katie Urbanic is presently sidelined. Sophomore midfielder Bryce Weed has been starting and playing fractions of games, but her injuries thus far have kept her from contributing at the level of her freshman all-American season last year.

The injuries have left Harvard shorthanded when in need of a scoring touch. Freshmen midfielders Katie Westfall and Caitlin Fisher and sophomore Meredith Stewart repeatedly proved themselves capable of beating defenders and setting up scoring chances, but no one was able to finish.

When the final whistle blew, Harvard--just as at the end of last season against Boston College--had to endure the celebration of an opponent it had recently beaten by a 4-0 score.

The Crimson has not lost more than one Ivy game in a season since 1993. This first Ivy loss will have to be its last if Harvard wants to keep that streak of excellence alive.

Harvard will fly out to California in the middle of the week. The pair of games against Loyola Marymount and San Diego this weekend will be the Crimson's first chance to regroup.