The Crimson showed signs of some offensive rhythm for a period, controlling the ball and making progress down the field. But it was all for naught as Diouf once again disrupted Harvard’s plans in the 58th minute.

Darting down the field, Diouf was tackled by Friedman, earning a yellow card and a free kick from just outside the box. Junior Kyle Henderson argued both the call and the spot, receiving a yellow card of his own from referee Erich Simmons.

Stepping up to take the free kick, defender Max Wasserman curved his shot over the wall, past Mendez, and into the top left corner to make the score 5-0.

Both the Huskies and the Crimson seemed to acknowledge the game was over, taking out starters and letting substitutes play out the rest of the half. That was not enough to stop substitute Allando Matheson from leaving his mark on the game, adding insult to injury with UConn’s sixth goal of the game with just two minutes left.

As the fans filed out of Ohiri Field, Junot reflected on what was the worst loss for Harvard in recent memory.

“There was not a single outstanding performance from anyone on our side today,” Junot said. “It’s going to require a regrouping and rethinking from everyone. The coaches and the players all need to work harder to make sure this kind of thing never happens again.”

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