It was the Connecticut defense’s sixth consecutive shutout and ninth of the year.

“It was hard to generate offense through the midfield,” Akpan said. “That’s something we have to work on.”

Harms came into the game with four shutouts and a 0.44 goals-against average, ranking him fourth in the nation. His .862 save percentage coming in was good for 15th in the country.

Despite giving up four goals, Clark said he still had full confidence in his goalie, adding that “he made a couple of nice saves, to be honest, today.”

Akpan explained that a possible reason for the loss was an overestimation of the Huskies.

“You know, I think we maybe gave [them] a little bit too much credit,” he said. “We didn’t work the way we should’ve, didn’t play with real confidence on the ball...it was a poorly played game all around.”

It was the Crimson’s third game against a ranked opponent this season. The squad defeated then-No. 14 Boston University, 1-0, on Sept. 11, then lost to then-No. 3 Wake Forest, 1-0, on Sept. 26.

From here, things don’t get any easier for the Crimson.

Up next, Harvard faces a crucial Ivy League test as it matches up against No. 15 Brown at home on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.

“We’re not a different team than we were a week ago,” Clark said. “We won’t change too much [versus Brown]. We want to get back to what we do well, which is pressuring and defending, and that will be the focus of our next two [practice] sessions.”

There will be no overestimation amongst the members of the team anymore.

“Brown’s going to be a hard working team,” Akpan added. “So we have to step up our [game] because it’s going to be a battle.”