Harvard dominated the game’s closing minutes, outscoring the Big Red, 6-1, over the final stretch. Frisbie did most of the damage, scoring three consecutive goals—two on free-position shots, and one on an assist from Corkery. Junior midfielder Heather Gotha scored the sixth and seventh Harvard goals, while freshman Ashley Harmeling found the net, on assist from junior defender Erin Kutner, for the Crimson’s final score with 3:41 left in the game.

“We picked things up,” Austin said. “Everyone was hustling and working hard. If we had played like that the whole game, there’s no doubt we would have beaten Cornell.”

When Cornell was up 12-4 with 10 minutes left, the Big Red pulled starting goalie Carrie Giancola and gave freshman Ashley Charron some time in net. Charron lasted just over six minutes after giving up four goals on five Crimson shots.

Sophomore Nora Guyer minded the net all afternoon for the Crimson. She made seven saves in a losing effort.

Surprisingly, neither co-captain Alli Harper nor sophomore midfielder Katie Shaughnessy scored a point for the Crimson. The two had scored in every game this season before Saturday’s contest. Harper is second in the Ivies in overall scoring with 37 goals and 12 assists on the year.

The loss concluded a disappointing Ivy season for the Crimson. The Ivy League was as tough as it ever had been this season, with four teams presently among the top 13 in the country. Harvard was competitive with all the top-ranked opposition it faced, most notably a last-second 10-9 defeat to No. 13 Yale. The Crimson challenged eventual Ivy co-champions, No. 5 Princeton and No. 6 Dartmouth, during their meetings this season. Against the Big Green, the Crimson did not trail until the final minute of the first half. Harvard’s only Ivy win was against Columbia, a team that has never won an Ivy game in school history.

The Crimson will have to wait till next year to get another shot at its league rivals. Harvard will face a tall order having to do it without Corkery and Harper, who have been the team’s leading scorers each of the past two seasons.