The Crimson had a balanced attack with five players contributing to the scoreboard and tallying more shots on goal.

Defensively, the team struggled in the second half to adjust and defend against the ball.

“The thing that stuck out was our inability to adjust to the different situations we were seeing,” Baskind said.

“We were a little more patient in the first half than we were in the second,” VanderMeulen added. “We took care of the ball more.”

BC came out stronger in the second half. The Eagles quickly scored two straight goals, extending their lead to 9-6.

Tetreault scored her third goal, Halpern her second, and Baskind her first and second to bring Harvard back on the map, evening the score at 10 each with less than 10 minutes to play. Baskind’s goals were 25 seconds apart.

After this, both the Crimson defense and offense fell apart. BC controlled most of the draws and ground-ball pickups in the last seven minutes.

“We should have been getting off good shots,” VanderMeulen said.

“Offensively, I think we needed to play smarter,” Baskind added.

The home team finished with more shots on goal, in addition to scoring the last five goals.

Several of Harvard’s turnovers were in the second half. But the Crimson still caused several turnovers, as Baskind, Tetreault, junior Ellen Gleason, and rookie Lauren Tomkinson each caused BC to turn the ball over.

Harvard also had trouble with fouls. The Crimson players committed 38 fouls while the Eagles had only 12. BC took advantage of Harvard’s penalties, scoring seven of its eight given free-position shots. The Crimson scored three of its five free-position shots.

“BC capitalized on our mistakes,” VanderMeulen said.

Harvard is confident that it can adjust in its upcoming games and put some tallies in the win column.

“We play a schedule this tough for a reason,” Baskind said, “and I am confident in our ability to learn from these games.”