“Down the stretch, we didn’t convert in both games,” Minnis said. “They were tied games late in the fourth quarter, and we just couldn’t put the ball away. Both Wagner and Iona are very good teams…. Both teams have great 2-meter play, and they worked really hard on the perimeter, so it was a good test for us.”

The Crimson defense struggled throughout the contest, as the 17 goals allowed were the most the team has surrendered so far this season.

Junior Shayna Price contributed a team-high four goals and notched two assists. Aisha Price, right on her sister’s tail with three goals, also matched her own career-high six steals.

WAGNER 10, HARVARD 8

Harvard opened up the weekend against Wagner. Despite hanging with the Seahawks (7-4) for most of the game, the Crimson ultimately fell in a close one by a score of 10-8.

The two teams battled in an even second half, with each squad netting three goals. But Wagner outscored Harvard by one in each of the first two quarters, and the Crimson could not muster the necessary effort to overcome the two-goal deficit.

“We need to be a little more consistent,” Minnis said. “Once you score a goal, we need to work a little harder not to let other teams score goals.”

Harvard had trouble containing Seahawks freshman Jess Lundgren, who contributed a game-high four goals along with two assists.

Aisha Price led the way for the Crimson with three goals, two assists, and five steals, just one short of the career-high she matched in the ensuing game. Andersen also contributed a hat trick.

—Staff writer David Steinbach can be reached at dsteinbach@college.harvard.edu. Follow him on Twitter @BigBach12.