“They were getting lots of good opportunities,” said Tylander. “They were causing lots of turnovers and getting a lot of ground balls.”
Harvard regrouped with a timeout, during which coach Sarah Nelson appeared uncharacteristically animated.
“The coaches did a great job of energizing us this game,” said Kaveney.
Harvard regained control with a goal from Owens in the 19th minute, bringing the Crimson to a 9-8 lead that lasted for 10 minutes.
In the dwindling minutes of the second half, the officials assumed an unfortunately large role. A questionable foul call at midfield led to a Terrier drive that resulted in a goal in the 29th minute of the half.
“Referees are kind of like the weather,” said Tylander. “It’s not really something you can control.”
All three overtime goals, including goals from Belitsos and Sproul, resulted from free position shots.
Harvard will face Penn (6-5) in Philadelphia on Saturday.
—Staff writer Nathaniel A. Smith can be reached at nsmith@fas.harvard.edu.