Harvard didn’t relax in the second half, as Westfall one-touched a Moran cross and nearly snuck it by the keeper just after halftime.

Sophomore forward Ayo Adigun then put a shot off the crossbar in the 52nd minute before re-aggravating an ankle injury three minutes later, ending her day.

Moran and Westfall combined again in the 58th minute, with Moran sending Westfall through, but the senior’s shot hit the post.

During one stretch just before Moran’s second goal, Harvard had four consecutive corners.

Penn State 2, Harvard 1

The Crimson opened its season on Friday with a 2-1 loss to No. 13 Penn State. The Nittany Lions (2-1) took an early lead with goals in the 19th and 21st minutes. Harvard responded just 76 seconds later, as sophomore back Liza Barber converted the rebound after Hodel’s shot came off the crossbar, but that was all the scoring the Crimson could muster against a team that fell to eventual champion Portland in last year’s national semifinals.

“It wasn’t a weak loss,” Moran said. “It was definitely a solid loss to a top team.”

—Staff writer Alan G. Ginsberg can be reached at aginsber@fas.harvard.edu.