Tuesday night’s loss marked Harvard’s largest margin of defeat of the season. The Great Danes had nine fewer turnovers and finished the night with a 42-33 advantage in shots and a 31-22 advantage in ground balls over the Crimson.

“We have to get better between the lines,” Wojcik said. “[We need to improve] picking up ground balls and hustling.”

In addition to Lyle’s eight points, Miles Thompson had three goals and two assists. Ty added two goals.

Vandervelde, who entered the game with one goal on the year, turned in the best performance for the Crimson. The sophomore scored the first hat trick of his collegiate career but left the field unsatisfied.

“I would rather a win with no hat trick and no goals at all than to lose like that,” Vandervelde said after the game. “Looking forward, we’ve got Duke on Saturday and we’re going to really stick it to them. This was a wakeup call.”

This article has been revised to reflect the following corrections:

CORRECTIONS: March 28, 2013

The headline of an earlier version of this article incorrectly stated the location of Harvard's game against the University of Albany. In fact, the contest took place at Soldier's Field, not in Albany. The article also incorrectly stated that a trio of three brothers led Albany to victory against the Crimson; in fact, two brothers and a cousin combined for nine Albany goals.