CONSOLATION BRACKET NO. 6 BROWN 6, NO. 7 BUCKNELL 5

After jumping out to a 2-0 lead in their opening game only to fall to Princeton, the Bears returned the favor in the opening round of the consolation bracket, coming back from a 2-0 deficit to defeat the Bison 6-5 in the first sudden-death overtime.

Brown scored twice in the second quarter to even the score heading into the intermission, and both teams traded goals in the third and fourth to bring the count to 4-4 at the end of regulation.

The Bears struck first in the opening overtime period, but Bucknell responded in the second to force a sudden death overtime session.

With just 27 seconds remaining in the first sudden-death frame, Elizabeth Balassone put a shot past Bucknell goalie Mandy Bynum to send Brown to the fifth-place game against Harvard.

NO. 5 HARVARD 8, NO. 8 GW 7

The Crimson claimed three-goal advantages on two separate occasions, but needed two defensive stands in the final minute to advance to the fifth-place game.

“GW doesn’t play as physical a game as Hartwick, so it was hard to adjust all of a sudden,” Mehaffey said. “They didn’t force us to play hard on defense, but we picked it up when it mattered.”

Harvard took a 3-2 lead into the second period and added two straight tallies to bump its lead up to three. The Colonials recorded the final goal of the half to bring the score to 5-3.

George Washington opened the third quarter with two goals to tie the score, but junior driver Arin Keyser found the net with 0:47 left in the period to give Harvard a 6-5 lead heading into the fourth.

The Crimson scored the first two goals of the quarter to regain its three-goal advantage, but the Colonials chipped away in the game’s closing minutes, pulling within one but failing to convert on two opportunities to bring the match even once again.

Teresa Codini led Harvard with three goals.

FIRST ROUND NO. 3 PRINCETON 10, NO. 6 BROWN 6

The Tigers had to dig out of an early 2-0 hole to ensure that all four higher seeds would advance to semifinal round.

After Brown scored two quick goals to open up the match, Princeton netted two of its own to bring the score even heading into the second and then added three more before halftime to take a 5-2 lead into the break.