“They are definitely a fast team, which helps us prepare for the season,” sophomore Danielle Tetreault said. “If we want to bump up into the top 10, we have to be able to play fast like the U.S. team can.”

Harvard coach Lisa Miller agreed that the contest would help prepare the Crimson for the upcoming season.

“I think it’s just good to play at a higher level,” Miller said. “[The players] weren’t afraid. They just came out, and they played hard. That’s a good sign for the future.”

Miller, who is entering her fourth season as the Crimson head coach, was largely responsible for getting the U.S. National Teams to visit Cambridge. Miller said Harvard was a “natural fit” to host the event given the high concentration of national team players and coaches at schools in the Boston area.

In addition to the two Crimson teams and the two senior national teams, the U.S. Women’s U19 National Team, Boston College, Boston University, the Revolution Lacrosse Club, and the Mass Elite Lacrosse Club also sent squads to Cambridge to participate in the weekend’s festivities and participate in exhibition contests.

On top of their exhibition matchups, the two national teams held youth clinics on Sunday morning at Harvard Stadium and Cumnock Field.

“It was just a great overall weekend,” Wojcik said.

—Staff writer Martin.Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.