The Tigers got off to an early lead against Harvard. As Keith proved in his freshman season and much of this year, he’s often the one with his hand raised at the end of the match, but he was surprisingly pinned at 5:34 by sophomore Garrett Frey.

Despite the early setback, the Crimson quickly regained its footing. Warren earned a 5-3 decision against sophomore Richard Krop, cutting down the Tigers’ lead.

Harvard dropped the next two bouts, including a forfeit at 149 lbs. Down 15-3, the Crimson mounted what seemed to be an insurmountable lead and made an even bigger comeback to trounce the Tigers.

Harvard’s wrestlers swept the next six matchups to earn the victory.

“We just trusted our training and…everyone did their part,” Peppelman said of overcoming the deficit. “Everyone wrestled really well.”

Peppelman picked up his first win out of two for the weekend with a 2-0 decision over junior Daniel Kolodzik. Croy also earned the first victory of what would turn out to be a perfect weekend for him. He defeated senior Michael Erdman, 5-1, at 184 lbs.

Knapp wrapped up the day for the Crimson with a dominating performance. The 285-pounder toppled his opponent, sophomore Charles Fox, by a score of 7-1.

As the Harvard wrestling program has shown thus far, the team will continue exhibiting persistence and resilience to find more success this season.

—Staff writer Steven T. A. Roach can be reached at sroach@fas.harvard.edu.