“They really had a technically sound, mistake free team,” Goh said. “After last weekend we came in with some confidence, and they just did not let up and would not let us have that many opportunities.”

Though the shot disparity would make it seem that the game was played primarily on the Crimson’s side of the field, much of the game was spent maneuvering in the midfield.

While it was a relatively even fight, Harvard suffered in the transition from winning a ball in the midfield to creating sufficient shot opportunities.

“Our structure is not quite where it should be,” Tassopoulos said. “But it is still early in the season and it is definitely something we are working on to improve.”

The loss is the first for the Crimson this year, moving its record on the road to 1-1.

Harvard will try to maintain the momentum from its first two games when the season begins in earnest next weekend with a Saturday game at Yale to open Ivy League play, before taking on Quinnipiac the day after.

“It is time to refocus and leave what happened at UMass behind,” Tassopoulos added. “We need to be ready to enter the Ivy League schedule strong, and try and get a win against Yale.”

—Staff writer Alexander Koenig can be reached at akoenig@college.harvard.edu.