"On the bus coming home, everybody had packages of ice," said sophomore midfielder Leslie Moroz.

Such a statement is as fitting a metaphor for the way the Harvard women's lacrosse team's season has gone as it is an appropriate picture of the squad's disappointing 15-12 loss to New Hampshire last night.

Before the game, the Crimson (6-7, 1-5 Ivy), having defeated Columbia at Jordan Field on Saturday for its first Ivy League victory of the season, hoped to add to that win to finish the season strongly.

Unfortunately for Harvard, the Wildcats (11-5, 3-2 America East) gained an adrenaline shot from the fact that it was their Senior Day, honoring their final home game of the season. Even worse for the Crimson, the UNH players were simply bigger and faster than their Harvard counterparts, allowing them to ride their physical play and effective transition game to victory.

"They would just run it in from the midfield." Moroz said. "They came in strong and fast."

"Because they're a scrappy, tough team, you have to play with them for the whole sixty minutes, and we didn't do that," added sophomore midfielder Katie Shaughnessy.

Leading scorer and assistant captain Colleen Christopher put New Hampshire out in front just 72 seconds into the game, but, four minutes later, Shaughnessy beat her defender and drew the Crimson even.

Christopher, though, responded only 46 seconds later, beginning a string of three Wildcat goals.