Junior Patty Yau, shown here in earlier action, recorded one of Harvard’s two shots on goal in a 3-0 loss at UCF on Friday. Yau followed by setting up rookie Elizabeth Weisman early in yesterday’s 2-1 loss, giving the freshman the shot that turned into her first collegiate goal.

Homecoming was not so sweet for the three Florida natives on the Harvard women’s soccer team, who returned to the Sunshine State for the Crimson’s two weekend contests against the University of Central Florida (4-2) and the University of South Florida (5-1-1).

Harvard (1-2-1) returned to Cambridge from its weekend road jaunt with two tallies in the loss column after falling to UCF, 3-0, on Friday and USF, 2-1, yesterday.

The Crimson was held to just two shots on goal in Friday’s contest but managed to respond with a stronger performance against USF, finishing with a goal and five shots on target. But two scores in less than a minute from USF kept Harvard winless on the weekend.

“Friday night was not a great game for us,” said co-captain Gina Wideroff. “The ball wasn’t moving around. We weren’t playing well mentally or physically. [Yesterday] we responded. The effort was a lot better, but we couldn’t get the result.”

USF 2, HARVARD 1

After Harvard was shut out in Friday’s contest, the Crimson offense got off to a hot start against USF. Freshman Elizabeth Weisman netted Harvard’s first goal of the weekend—and the first goal of her career—11 minutes into the contest, finishing a through ball from junior Patty Yau to take the 1-0 lead.

But that lead would evaporate in less than seven minutes.

Bull forward Venicia Reid notched back-to-back scores in less than a minute to give her team the 2-1 lead.

Reid’s first score came in the 17th minute when she received a lead pass along the sideline and then beat Harvard sophomore keeper AJ Millet.

“They broke in on the left side and just kind of swatted a really nice shot into the corner,” said Millet, who finished with two saves.

Reid struck again 31 seconds later, this time beating two defenders and then notching her fifth score of the season.

“We sort of just let up mentally,” Wideroff said. “We weren’t focused for those two minutes, and that’s what lost the game for us.”

Harvard managed to notch three more shots on goal in the contest but was unable to find the back of the net for the equalizer. Weisman led the charge offensively, finishing with four shots. Sophomore Alexandra Conigliaro chipped in with two shots on target, but was unable to beat USF goalie Nicole McClure, who finished with three saves.

“We were working harder [yesterday], and we created our chances,” Wideroff said. “We just couldn’t get that goal that would have sent it to overtime.”

UCF 3, HARVARD 0