Harvard women’s lacrosse coach Carole Kleinfelder’s fabled career came to a disappointing end on Saturday, as the Crimson (3-11, 1-6 Ivy) fell to No. 13 Cornell 13-6.

Kleinfelder has recorded more wins—252—than any coach in collegiate women’s lacrosse history.

But her squad never threatened to extend the total to 253 as the Big Red (10-5, 4-3) dominated the pace of play and left little opportunity for Harvard to accomplish much of anything on the pitch.

The Crimson managed just 13 shots—its second-lowest total of the year—while turning the ball over a season-high 25 times, preventing the team from establishing any rhythm offensively.

For Harvard, these kinks in the armor were certainly not new but left the squad as vulnerable as ever before. The Crimson is 0-9 this season in games in which it attempted fewer than 20 shots.

Harvard managed just five shots in the first half, while the Big Red tallied nine goals during the same time frame. In all, Cornell hurled 34 shots.

“They were getting the draws and possession more than we were,” senior defender Bernadette Devine said. “So we didn’t really have any opportunities.”

Even when the Crimson did have the ball, the Big Red wouldn’t let Harvard anywhere near its net.

“We were hesitant because they were pressuring out,” said freshman attack Emma Millon, who is also a Crimson editor. “We didn’t want to force anything.”

Fourteen of the Crimson’s 25 turnovers came in the first half.

“In the first half we were struggling with their pressure and clearing the ball,” Devine said. “That was probably why most of our turnovers came in the first half.”

The Big Red’s dominant performance scooping up ground balls provided the final nail in the coffin, as Harvard managed to collect only 23 out of 66. Cornell’s success earned it extra possessions and translated into the additional shots that simply overwhelmed the Crimson defense.

“Ground balls are one of the most important aspects of the game,” Devine said. “Losing ground balls is disappointing. That is something on which we can beat them with our effort.”

Initially, Harvard lingered within striking position. It trailed just 2-1 after sophomore attack Bessie Clark hit the back of the net with 19:06 remaining in the first half.

But the next 15-and-a-half minutes belonged to the Big Red, which exploded to beat Crimson junior goaltender Laura Mancini five times, extending the lead to six.