The Crimson came onto the field ready to play, pressuring the Brown defense for the majority of the first half. Within the first 15 minutes of the game, Harvard outshot the Bears, 10-0.

The Crimson was finally able to capitalize in the 18th minute of play, thanks to Friedman’s well-placed pass that was tipped by junior Philip Fleischman to the ready feet of rookie Ashi Geberkidane. Eight minutes later, Geberkidane found the back of the net once again, this time with a header. Classmate Andrew Wheeler had the assist.

However, Brown refused to go down without a fight and soon responded with a goal of its own. Freshman Jack Gorab headed in his third goal of the season in the 35th minute of play.

Play evened out in the second half, with both teams continuing to put pressure on its opponent. Crimson goalie Evan Mendez made several critical saves in last few minutes of the game; however, the Bears nearly tied the game with three and a half minutes left to play.

Brown junior Alex Markes blasted a bending shot from just outside the 18-yard box. Mendez failed to get a hand on it, but the ball struck the far post and bounced clear of the danger zone.

Against the Eagles on Tuesday, Harvard will continue to focus on itself in the hopes of extending its win-streak to three.

“We want to focus on ourselves rather than on Boston College. We will go to practice and assess our own performance,” Friedman said. “We hope to identify the good things and to fix the bad.”