“Brian’s a special player,” the freshman remarked. “Not having [him] hurts us, but our team is strong enough that we can definitely play through it...you just try different things. We’re not looking for Brian as much if he’s not there, so other guys get a chance on the ball, and other guys can do some special things with it and we end up creating just as many chances.”

Conrad, making his second start of the year in place of junior Austin Harms, made three saves in the victory.

The goalie attributed much of his success to the defense that let up only six total shots in front of him, saying the co-captain duo of Rob Millock and Jaren LaGreca was an especially big help to a keeper making just his third career start.

“Both those guys bring so much leadership to the field,” Conrad said. “I feel so confident back there with those guys in front of me.”

It was the second consecutive 1-0 shutout for the Crimson, playing its final non-conference tune-up before heading to Providence Saturday evening to take on No. 13 Brown in a pivotal Ivy contest.

“I feel good [about the first career shutout],” Conrad said. “I put a lot of work into it, but at the end of the day it’s more about the team’s success. I’m ecstatic that we pulled out our second victory in a row, and our second shutout in a row, so this really gives us momentum going into our Ivy League contest on Saturday.”

—Staff writer Scott A. Sherman can be reached at ssherman13@college.harvard.edu.