No netminder could have stopped Geromini's penalty shot.
"She [Geromoni] put it right into the left corner of the goal," Co-Captain Anne Kelly said. "That's the hardest kind to defend."
The game was marked by aggresive play by both teams--and by Wildcat low-blows.
"They were a very dirty team," Felsen said. "Everytime number 18 [Sandy Vander-Heyden] went by me, she hit me in the calves or in the hips. They don't need to do that at their level."
Lamborghini was encouraged by her team's performance.
"We keep getting better," Lamborghini said. "And we definitely have a shot at the Ivy title."
If anything, yesterday's loss showed that the Crimson defense is something to be reckoned with and that the offense--after a brilliant showing in a 2-0 victory over Dartmouth Saturday--must rediscover its potency if the stickwomen are going to catch Penn.
THE NOTEBOOK: Crimson forward Linda Runyon sat out yesterday with a collarbone injury. It is not certain how serious her injury is, but she wore her arm in sling... Nicole Simourian, up from the JV team, played in the last six minutes of yesterday's contest... Harvard had four penalty corners.... Geromini took 11 shots, eight more than the entire Crimson team... Harvard had no shots in the second half... The Crimson must win all of its remaining five games to finish with a winning record... Harvard's next game is against Princeton Saturday at Soldier's Field.
Wildcats, 1-0
at Soldier's Field Scoring: NH, Karen Geromini (penalty shot) 56:02 Saves: NH, Michele Flannell, 0; H, Denise Katsias, 14