“I think that goal gave us the confidence that we carried over to OT,” Rogers said. “It shows us that even if the other team scores first, we have the players and the talent to come back and score.”

The Crimson kept up the pressure at the start of the first extra session. After three shots were blocked by the Stony Brook defense, sophomore forward Zack Wolfenzon was able to manage an attempt on goal, but Manz made the save at 99:37.

Harvard nearly won the game in the second overtime period, when Rogers took a kick from the far corner and headed it on goal, but Manz made a fantastic diving save to his left at 101:25. Neither team was able to manage a shot on net the rest of the extra session, and the Crimson ended up with its second consecutive draw against an unranked team.

“I think everyone would rather win these games,” Rogers said. “But the beginning of the year, up until we start our Ivy season, is really just a learning process. We have a young team, and we’re all still getting to know how each other plays.”

Rogers also said he would like to see the pressure the team was able to apply at the end of the second half and in overtime maintained throughout the whole game.

“I think it comes with confidence,” he said. “We have to not be afraid to make mistakes going forward, not play people defensively...you have to take chances in order to score and in order to win.”

The Crimson was outshot, 14-11, and had two corner kicks to Stony Brook’s six, but the squad was still content with the result and the dramatics it brought.

“Games like this always help with preparation,” Conrad said. “I think we’re gaining a lot of experience; there were a lot of positives to come out of that game.”

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