The victory catapulted the Crimson into the elimination rounds, where it faced host Princeton—a strong, deep team, with each shooter a legitimate scoring threat.

Princeton 10, Harvard 7

Without Codini, Harvard initially played the Tigers close, staying within one goal for the duration of the first half. Princeton exploded out of the gate after halftime, however, running off three straight goals to expand the lead to four.

After a timeout, the Crimson fought its way back into the thick of things, but never drew even, falling 10-7.

“[We] battled back in a situation against a team that had had their way with us in the past,” Floerchinger said.

Brown 6, Harvard 2

Eliminated from title contention, Harvard faced familiar Ivy foe Brown.

Unfortunately for the Crimson, familiarity hasn’t exactly been an advantage, as the squad fell to the Bears for the fourth time in as many attempts this season.

Harvard played Brown as tough as it has all season long over the course of the first half, holding the Bears to just a single goal, but managing only one of its own.

Codini’s absence and the cumulative effect of having logged so many minutes over the course of two days eventually took hold, though.

“The team was just extremely exhausted from playing the best teams on the East Coast,” Peterson said. “We did alright in the first half, but just being really tired, we just fell apart. We regressed into some of our weaknesses. Our offense fell apart and that led to some goals on the other end.”

Brown’s five second-half goals were feebly answered by just one from the Crimson, resulting in a 6-2 final and a disappointing second day for Harvard.

But the ECAC Championship marks neither the end of the postseason nor the last time the Crimson will see either Hartwick or the Bears, as all three squads will compete Friday at the Northern Championships, hosted by Brown.

“We are just an inch away from beating Brown or Hartwick,” Peterson said. “We can taste it. It’s just these two-minute lapses. We’re due.”

—Staff writer Timothy J. McGinn can be reached at mcginn@fas.harvard.edu.