In the one-on-one face off with Lamont, Cutone, Harvard's designated flicker, pushed the ball in the net with one strong, quick stroke to tie the game at 1-1.
"She's a goalie who tries to psyche you out, banging on the goal and saying she's not ready for the shot," Cutone said. "I've taken a lot of shots and that's never happened. I'm just really glad I put it in."
The Crimson defense, led by Yadao, Joslin and Co-Captain Erin O'Brien, continued to stall the aggressive Brown offense, breaking up their last two penalty corners and forcing them into a ten-minute do-or-die overtime period.
When Harvard forced penalty corners with 8:25 left in the game, the tides began to look as if they were ready to turn.
But the Crimson's good luck proved only temporary.
With 5:16 remaining, Brown got a penalty corner of their own, and after a brief scramble, sophomore Patricia Beatini deflected a Yadao save into the net, abruptly ending Harvard's quest for a 1989 Ivy League title.
"We didn't get shots on goal and if you don'tget shots on goal, you're not going to win,"Caples said. "They outplayed us. No question aboutit."
Brown's solid defense, allowing for only fiveHarvard corners and no regular play goals, was abig factor in the Bruin victory. Tight markingmade the difference.
"They were the best defensive team we'veplayed," sophomore Becky Gaffney said.
"We marked all the time, whether we had theball or not," Brown coach Wendy Anderson said. "Wekeyed in on Char [Joslin], who makes your teamwork. Defense is the strength of my team."
The Crimson will have its chance for revengeagainst Princeton in the ECAC championships thisSaturday at Soldier's Field. If Harvard can getpast the Tigers, a rematch with Brown may be onthe horizon.
"Revenge," Gaffney predicted. "They didn'tdeserve to win last time."
"I think we'll come out like crazy women,"Cutone said. "It's going to be fun."
Bruins, 2-1 in Providence, R.I.
Brown 1-0-1--2HARVARD 0-1-0--1
Goals--B, Chris Monteiro (unassisted),22:08; H, Lisa Cutone (unassisted), 54:41; B,Patricia Beatini (Virginia Smith, Monteiro),74:50.
Saves--B, Sarah Lamont 7; H, Lisa Yadao11