“We didn't accomplish our goals but we fought hard and stuck together,” Romeo said.

With the Crimson’s top three goal-getters struggling to find the back of the net, at least by their own high standards, it was up to Glynn to provide Harvard’s offensive spark. The junior picked up four finishes, including three in the first half.

Glynn’s second and third goals punctuated three and two-point runs for Cornell, respectively, to give the Crimson some much-needed momentum. McMahon also made sure that Harvard got the last word in the opening stanza, snapping a 3-0 Big Red streak with the final score of the half at 2:38.

The Crimson couldn’t maintain its momentum after the restart, though. Harvard was hurt once again by its fouls, as Cornell picked up two man-up goals and two free position scores in the second half.

The Big Red converted its first free position opportunity of the second period less than two minutes after halftime, and the Crimson wouldn’t get a goal back for 10 minutes. By that time, Cornell had already added two more scores to its second-stanza tally, but McMahon’s second finish of the game and 26th of the campaign cut the Big Red’s lead to five and gave Harvard hope.

Cornell scored a pair of quick goals, but the Crimson responded through three familiar sources. MacAfee, Glynn, and Romeo each picked up another score to reduce the Big Red’s advantage to four points, putting Harvard within reach with 13 minutes remaining.

However, in another echo of last week’s contest, Cornell’s defense, ranked seventh in the nation, squashed any hope of a Crimson comeback. Romeo would score again from a free position chance to complete her hat trick, but the Big Red otherwise managed to keep Harvard off the board for the remainder of the game.

Cornell also got two more goals through Crimson fouls to seal the result. The Big Red scored the first in a man-up position before putting away a free position chance with 2:30 left on the clock to ice the game.

Although the team will be disappointed to bow out of the Ivy League tournament in the first round for the fourth-straight year, it is a testament to the group as a whole, and particularly its senior class, that Harvard has qualified for the tournament for four years in a row.

“I think our seniors were anchors for our team, not only [against Cornell] but all season,” MacAfee said. “They're an irreplaceable group.”

—Staff writer Sam Christenfeld can be reached at sam.christenfeld@thecrimson.com.