The opportunity faded, however, as a lob shot sailed over the net with 40 seconds left, allowing No. 20 Cal Baptist (19-12) to run out the clock.
“The California teams were tough and I thought we played a great game against Cal Baptist,” Teresa Codini said.
Entering the second quarter tied at two, the Lancers struck first to forge a 3-2 advantage. Harvard quickly tied the game back up, and then Teresa Codini scored with 2:40 left before halftime to give the Crimson its first lead of the game 4-3.
Cal Baptist added a goal in the final 40 seconds of the half to bring the score even at four heading into the break.
Then, the Lancer defense took over, holding Harvard scoreless during the third quarter and a majority of the fourth. Cal Baptist added two goals in that span for a comfortable 6-4 lead. The Crimson threatened with its late goal, but couldn’t pull even to force overtime.
Cristina Codini and sophomore two-meter Arin Keyser tied with four players for the game-high in goals with two.
HARVARD 9, REDLANDS 4
Despite an early challenge, Harvard was able to pull away from the University of Redlands (4-15) in its second match on Monday, en route to a convincing 9-4 road victory.
Harvard went up 3-0 almost immediately, but the Bulldogs got two of those goals back, closing the gap to just one as halftime approached.
The Crimson dominated Redlands from that point forward scoring six of the next seven goals to take a commanding 9-3 lead in the game.
The Bulldogs would add another goal in the waning moments for a 9-4 final.
UC DAVIS 11, HARVARD 4
After No. 13 UC Davis (18-8) struck first with two first quarter tallies, Harvard settled down, matching the Aggies’ two second period goals to trail just 4-2 heading into halftime.
“We played them pretty close in the first half which was pretty exciting,” Mehaffey said. “We were trying to put up a good showing, but it got away from us in the second half due to a couple of their quick counters.”
But UC Davis kept chugging along in the third, finding the back of the net four times to the Crimson’s two to take an 8-4 lead into the final frame.
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