“I think we had to exercise ball control and show a little bit more patience on the clock,” Price said. “It was a really good team effort—people really stepped up to put balls in the net.”

The extra patience and additional defensive adjustments boosted Harvard’s performance and allowed the Crimson to run away on an 8-2 streak to defeat the Sunbirds by a narrow margin.

CSU MONTEREY BAY 12, HARVARD 11

A last-minute goal from Monterey Bay (11-4) stymied the attempt at a second comeback win for Harvard on Sunday evening.

The Crimson managed to knot up the score at 11 after having trailed by as much as four goals in the first half.

A 3-1 run in the third frame helped put Harvard within reach of a victory, but the Otters’ speed proved too much for the Crimson, who was unable to take a lead.

HARVARD 8, SANTA CLARA 7

Harvard debuted in California with a triumph over Santa Clara (8-12) and this time saw itself on the winning end of a one-goal game.

After knotting the score at two early in the opening series, the Broncos shifted their play into a higher gear, sprinting ahead on a three-goal run to close the first half.

“We just had to get our head on straight,” Williams said. “You can’t think in the past. It’s all about now… and so we did a better job in the second half. You just have to look forward and know you can play better.”

The Crimson quickly turned around its luck and responded with a three-goal run of its own in the third quarter.

After battling point-for-point throughout the fourth, junior attacker Monica Zdrojewski finished off Santa Clara with a final goal in the last 17 seconds of play.

“I think the Santa Clara game was a really good win for us,” Price said. "We were able to set up well as a team, and it helped us set up for the rest of our games for the rest of the week.”