“Every Ivy League game is just a huge grudge match,” Sedgwick said.

Harvard was called for eight fouls compared to Yale’s three. But the Crimson also outdid the Bulldogs in a better display of offense, outshooting Yale 24-14 on the afternoon.

Yet the one in 24 conversion rate did not improve the outlook on Harvard’s struggling offense as its shooting percentage dropped to just seven percent.

Walker made 12 saves for the Bulldogs while Shields had eight stops.

“Their goalie had a great game,” Shields said. “She kept them in the game.”

Walker may have kept Yale in the game, but the Crimson kept itself in its season. After its loss to Penn last weekend, Harvard has its back to the wall if it hopes to win a share of the Ivy title.

“Every game now, we have to win,” Moran said. “At the very least, we could be co-champion. So we are one step closer to that.”

Junior midfielder Maile Tavepholjalern, a regular starter for the Crimson, was sidelined on Saturday.

“I twisted my ankle at practice yesterday,” Tavepholjalern said.

She expects to return next week when Harvard hosts Cornell.

—Staff writer Carrie H. Petri can be reached at cpetri@fas.harvard.edu.