Rees’s goal set the stage for the wild scene in the match’s final minutes, culminating in McCarthy’s game-tying tally.

“Ross put a great ball in the box, I was able to get something on it, and it just got across the line,” McCarthy said of his goal. “I saw it trickling and bouncing across. There was a split-second where I was really nervous that he wasn’t going to call it [a goal].”

The equalizer was McCarthy’s first goal of the year.

Overtime offered significantly less excitement with each team mustering only two shots in the twenty minute golden-goal period.

On the day, Colgate took 15 shots compared to the Crimson’s 14. Nine of the Raiders’ attempts were on target, while only five Harvard shots were on goal.

Crimson senior goalkeeper Austin Harms recorded six saves for the match, pushing him to fifth in Harvard history with 182 career stops.

The final score was the second tie in four days for the Crimson men’s soccer team. In a snowstorm on Saturday, Harvard battled Dartmouth to a 1-1 final.

“That was one of the more unusual games I’ve been a part of,” Junot said. “In the midst of a season like ours, it showed incredible character by our team to fight back into the game. It’s disappointing that it’s this late in the season and there’s not a lot left in the season, but we’re building a base for performance.”