“Our defense was really solid,” Woolway said.  “We pressed really hard and tried to make it difficult for them to move the ball around and make it difficult for them to get into the flow of their offense.  That was probably the main thing.”

In the fourth quarter, both the Bears and the Crimson scored four times; Brown tied up the game for the second time, making the score 8-8.

“They had a big crowd there, and the crowd helped them get back into it,” Woolway said.  “They were able to score one goal very early on in the fourth quarter, and then they scored another one [to tie it up].”

Woolway described the scenario as similar to the one that occurred the last time Harvard played Brown in its pool: “We were up two going into the fourth quarter, and then their crowd got really into it and they ended up scoring a couple of goals and beating us [in the prior match].”

But the Crimson emerged on top due to the two goals it was able to put in the cage during the intense third quarter.

“[The match] was a lot of exchanging goals,” Woolway said.  “They kept fighting the whole game.  We went up on them, but they kept clawing their way back.”

Harvard, although never on the losing side, was never ahead in the game by three goals.

“Our coach was describing them as wounded animal (having come off of a few hard losses recently),” Harrison said.  “We have to really respect them, because they’re going to come out and leave everything in the pool, and they did that.  My hats go off to them; they’re a really good team.”

The Crimson, however, was able to collect itself and restore dominance in the last quarter.

“Viktor Wrobel had the goal that I would say sealed the game.  We were up 11-10 with a minute left.  We had a 6-on-5,” Woolway said.  "[Wrobel] was on the left side and was able to score.”

Three other Harvard players also added goals to assure the Crimson the win.

Harvard will travel across town this Wednesday, Oct. 16, to play MIT in what promises to be another competitive contest. The Crimson already beat the Engineers, 13-10, on Sept. 29.

“MIT is another team we also have to respect,” Harrison said. “I think we can beat them, but we have to come in mentally prepared and focused and ready to give it our all.”