As time wound down late in the contest, Harvard began to pull off the throttle and took most of its starters out of the game. Nevertheless, the Crimson maintained its defensive focus and finished out its first shutout of the season with a number of nonstarters on the field.
“I was glad to see that we didn’t lose an inch with the substitutes in there,” Kerr said.
With some of the substitutes in the game, Harvard managed to score its final goal of the afternoon on a penalty kick by senior Brian Charnock with 25 minutes remaining. Stamatis drew the foul in the top of the Chanticleers’ penalty box that Charnock converted.
With the win, the Crimson set itself off on the right foot at home and began to build its resume for postseason play.
“They are all quality teams we bring up here,” Craig said. “From our perspective, it’s great to play quality opposition to get ready for those tough Ivy, 1-0 games.”
—Staff writer Abigail M. Baird can be reached at ambaird@fas.harvard.edu.
—Staff writer Gabriel M. Velez can be reached at gmvelez@fas.harvard.edu.