Fucito was also a key player in another pivotal moment during the 58th minute. While struggling for a loose ball, both he and his Hawk defender fell to the ground, prompting several players and the ref to rush to the scene. After speaking with the players, play resumed with a free kick awarded to Hartford.

But shortly thereafter, one of the Hawks ran into senior midfielder Chandis—who came back swinging against Hartford. Chandis was eventually wrestled to the ground before getting up and going after the pack again. The scuffle around midfield ended up involving several different members from both teams, and resulted in a 10-minute delay and ejections for Chandis and the Hawks’ Kenniel Martin.

“Yeah, that’s the lacrosse player in him,” Craig said of his two-sport teammate. “There were a lot of cheap shots on both sides.”

Following the ejection, Hartford coach Jim Evans was visibly upset. He was eventually given a yellow card at the 78:54 mark after yelling at the official that the only reason a certain foul wasn’t called was because the person committing it “goes to Harvard.” Following the match, Evans refused to shake the outstretched hand of assistant coach Bruce Murray and all of the other Crimson players and coaches, and quickly called all of his players off of the field.

“I’d rather not comment about the Hartford coach,” Craig said.

The Crimson plays its first home game of the season on Wednesday at 3 p.m. against UVM.

—Staff writer Evan R. Johnson can be reached at erjohns@fas.harvard.edu.