Fortunately for the Crimson, though, there are 90 minutes to a soccer game. And the hosts wasted no time in taking advantage in the second 45. For if Harvard dominated the Engineers in the first half, they destroyed them in the second.

Throughout the final half, the Crimson spent most of the time taking shots and stealing the ball from MIT. Harvard was so effective in keeping the ball in the Engineer half that it looked like MIT was playing an Italian catenaccio defense, a defense that floods the defensive zone with bodies.

In fact, though, the visitors just weren't able to get the ball out of their area.

As a result, the Crimson backs felt free to overlap into offensive roles and take shots, and sweeper Miles Welch, the last line of defense before Ginsburg, who was as lonely as a Maytag repairman most of the afternoon, played most of the second half almost on the midfield line.

Harvard took nine shots before it got its second goal. In the 61st minute. Paul Nicholas, who has been one of the most effective Crimson midfielders throughout the season had his efforts rewarded when he received a pass about 12 yards out from Mark Pepper, who had dribbled unchallenged from midfield to set up Nicholas.

The Crimson star had only Schoen to beat, and he brushed the back of the net to give the hosts a 2-1 lead.

Nicholas repeated in the 82nd minute after he was fed by Nick Hotchkin, and Catliff, who hadn't scored since the first game of the season at Brandeis, put in the fourth in the 85th after, lan Hardington set him up.