Sunday’s win marks the Crimson’s 31st national title, and its first since 1998.

“There’s that wonderful sense of accomplishment for each athlete when each individual player wins, which I’m very proud of,” Way said. “When I go up and down that list [of players], and I look at how they’ve grown as young men and how they were able to cope with that amount of stress, I just think ‘How can you not be the proudest coach of any sport?’”

HARVARD 9, FRANKLIN AND MARSHALL 0

Saturday’s contest was the first time that Harvard had faced Franklin and Marshall this season. After narrowly defeating St. Lawrence in its last outing, the Diplomats found it hard to grab even a single game from the Crimson, and Harvard ended its semifinal matchup with six 3-0 wins.

“I liked how we matched up [against Franklin and Marshall],” Power said. “The fact that they lost [to St. Lawrence] meant it was an easier semifinal game [for us], which enabled us to be fresher for the final.”

—Staff writer Emily T. Wang can be reached at emilywang@college.harvard.edu.