“We played well, there was not one play that could have cost us the game,” Minnis said. “Princeton scored two goals [late] that were great goals…it could have gone either way…we were a minute and a half from placing in the top four in the tournament.”

Harvard was able to win the first half of play, going into halftime with a 4-3 lead. But during the fourth quarter, the Tigers pressed ahead and scored three goals, none of which were answered by the Crimson.

“We got stagnant on offense which I think fed their counter-attack,” Stevens said. “Princeton is an aggressive team so when we failed on the offensive end, even for only one or two possessions, they will capitalize and they did.”

Stevens led Harvard with three goals during the game, followed close behind by sophomore Noah Harrison who had two. Sophomore goalie Colin Woolway had four saves in the loss.

Princeton was able to surge ahead in the fourth quarter with three unanswered goals that ended the Crimson’s hopes of a victory. Sophomore center defender Thomas Nelson and junior attacker Drew Hoffenberg each had three goals apiece, while the game winning goal went to freshman Curtis Fink.

“We had Princeton…but we let the momentum shift in their favor at the end and that killed us,” Stevens said.