Finally, Cornell benefitted from fantastic games from its two senior attackmen, Sean Greenhalgh and Kevin Nee, who combined for nine goals and 13 points between them.
With the victory, the Big Red moves into sole possession of first place in the Ivy League, while Harvard drops back into a third-place tie with surprisingly slumping Princeton. History has shown that there is little room for error in the race for the Ivy League title, so every remaining league game is essentially a must-win for the Crimson.
“We have our backs against the wall, which is very motivational,” McBride said. “We’re just going to take it one game at a time.”
Harvard is back in action tomorrow when it faces No.16 Brown on Jordan Field at 7 p.m.
“It’s going to be another big Ivy League game, as they all are,” Widbin said. “We’re not out of it by any means.”
—Staff writer Jonathan P. Hay can be reached at hay@fas.harvard.edu.