Junior attack Dean Gibbons led the men’s lacrosse team with three goals, two assists, and 10 shots in Saturday’s 13-11 win over Dartmouth. Gibbons’ pair of quick goals in the third quarter sparked the Harvard comeback, and he assisted on the game-winner. The attack leads the team with 27 points.

For much of Saturday afternoon’s game, the No. 16 Harvard men’s lacrosse team’s offense was as cold as the heavily-bundled fans packed on the shady side of Harvard Stadium.

But as the crowd moved to the sunny side of the building, the Crimson attack began to warm up as well.

After falling behind, 9-3, early in the third quarter, Harvard (5-2, 1-1 Ivy) was able to stage a massive comeback in the second half and come away with a 13-11 victory over Dartmouth (2-4, 0-1).

“I’m really proud of them,” Crimson coach John Tillman said. “It’s a group that really believes, and they know if they work hard, they can be pretty successful.”

After Dartmouth opened the game by holding the ball for nearly three minutes and then scoring on freshman goalie Harry Krieger, Harvard retaliated.

Freshman Peter Schwartz hit sophomore Jeff Cohen with a pass directly in front of the net, and Cohen threw it past Dartmouth goalie Fergus Campbell to tie up the game.

Sophomore Terry White then took a pass and made a nice move inside, bouncing the ball past two defenders and into the goal to give the Crimson the lead. Just 12 seconds later, junior Dean Gibbons tallied his first goal, a line drive he fired past Campbell to give his team a 3-1 advantage.

But from there, Harvard struggled. Dartmouth’s Ari Sussman responded first, notching a goal despite from a hit from a Crimson defender that sent him flying into Krieger.

Before the period was over, two more Big Green goals put the team ahead, 4-3.

The second quarter was dominated by Dartmouth. Campbell made four consecutive saves during a long Harvard possession early in the period, including two great stick saves off shots from Gibbons and Schwartz.

On the other end of the field, Krieger had trouble stopping the Big Green attack. Dartmouth rattled off three goals in the period, including two in the final minute, to send the Crimson to the locker room down, 7-3.

“It was obviously a very disappointing second quarter,” Tillman said. “I give Dartmouth a lot of credit. They controlled play.”

After the Big Green quickly gained an 8-3 lead in the third, Dartmouth displayed crisp ball movement on its next possession. Kip Dooley took a pass in front of the net and put the ball through Krieger’s legs.

Down 9-3, the Crimson saw itself behind and again needing to make a run.

“Staring down six goals, obviously it’s a lot to think about,” Tillman said. “But our guys did a great job. No one panicked, everyone stuck together, everybody believed we were going to win the game.”