In overtime, Harvard really stepped up its pressure on Columbia by posting five shots on goal and keeping the Lions from getting even one opportunity against junior goalie Ryan Johnson.

The Crimson just never converted on its shots, blowing a number of close chances by missing the goal with its shots.

Freshman midfielder Michael Fucito had a great chance in the last minute of overtime when he found himself going 1-on-1 with the Lion’s goalie, but his shot went high and left to end all chances of a Crimson win.

During overtime, Harvard moved to having three forwards in order to increase the pressure on the Lions because the team understood the significance of this matchup in the Ivy League picture.

After its loss to Dartmouth last week Harvard had dropped to third in the Ivy rankings, and with its tie against Columbia this Saturday the squad drops to fourth.

“Our chances for the Ivy Championship are over,” Craig said. “[It] is tough, especially since we started out so strong.”

“Not that [the team] didn’t try hard,” Kerr said. “They tried very hard, but they just didn’t execute, and we paid the ultimate price.”

The outcome was made that much more painful by the fact that it was senior day at Ohiri field with the seniors playing in their last home game.

Nevertheless, the Crimson is still holding its head high going into the last game of the season against Penn in Philadelphia next Saturday.

“We will look to come and be strong next weekend,” Craig said. “And we’ll come back ready for next year, too.”