From that point on, the Crimson used its comfortable cushion to dictate the pace of the game and control the field.
Junior goaltender Jake McKenna turned in an excellent performance, making nine saves.
Harvard was ultimately the more physical team, and won the key ground-ball battles it later struggled with against Duke.
Penn 8, Harvard 6
On March 22, the Crimson got on the scoreboard quickly, but faded in a 8-6 loss to Penn (4-3, 1-1).
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The Quakers drew first blood, with Jake Martin scoring at 13:44. However, Harvard responded with a goal from freshman attack Sean Kane and two Primm tallies to take an early 3-1 lead. Kane scored once again at 13:28 of the second quarter to extend the Crimson advantage.
But the Quakers netted a pair before halftime, narrowing Penn’s deficit to 4-3.
The Quakers then used their momentum to score the first five goals of the second half and take control of the match.
Harvard responded with a goal from Johnson with five minutes remaining, and McBride tallied another goal off a Kane assist, but the Crimson rally was not enough to counter Penn’s run.