Ara took a touch inside the box and directed the ball past Lewis for the game-winner.

The Crimson offense, which was particularly strong in the second half, recorded 24 shots on goal.

Harvard's defense was able to limit the Huskies to a mere 11 shots, only five of which found the frame.

With Kelly sparking the offense, Mejias was one of the game's overlooked stars, stopping four of five shots sent his way, including a flurry in the 54th minute.

After a Huskies forward gained a step on his defender ten yards from the box, Mejias charged off his line and tackled the ball away, stalling Northeastern's drive to the net.

Before Mejias had any time to recover, the ball wound up at Hoyem's feet. Hoyem settled the ball and launched a point blank shot towards the Harvard goal from the edge of the box. Mejias sprang up from his slide and leapt, knocking down the hard shot and then gathering it in.

On the other side of the midline, Kelly was equally impressive for the Crimson. He tallied a goal and an assist, and was, as usual, the team's focal point.

"He raises our game with his intensity. I wish some of his intensity would rub off some more on the other guys on the field," Kerr said.