Stevens and Lee cut Princeton’s lead to 5-4 in the third quarter, but a flurry of Princeton attacks returned the lead to 9-5.

Princeton goalie Vojislav Mitrovic was instrumental in keeping Harvard at bay, making over a dozen saves.

“We did not execute quite as well against Princeton,” Stevens said. “Princeton has a very good goalie, but if we’re going to let in 10, eight isn’t enough.”

HARVARD 19, NAVY 12

Harvard avenged last year’s CWPA Championship first round loss to Navy (15-13, 4-4) with a 19-12 rout, paced by Harrison’s five-goal, three-assist effort.

“[Harrison] has picked up right where he left it,” Minnis said. “I think everyone on our team is very talented and we can play inside and out, but he is a big threat on the outside. It’s going to be nice for him to come back for one more year.”

The Crimson jumped out to a 4-1 lead through a hat trick of penalty shots taken by Zepfel and Lee. The Midshipmen staged a successful comeback, tying things up at five by the end of the first eight minutes of the contest.

The Crimson were unable to pull away until the third quarter, scoring five unanswered goals to open up a 16-10 lead.

The win was Harvard’s 20th of the season, marking the first time it has done that in back-to-back seasons since the beginning of the century.