"We started to play a little better towards the end," Asano said. "But by then, it was a little too late."

Harvard had difficulty generating offensive chances with any regularity. The Dartmouth goaltenders--sophomore Elli Leahy replaced Hughed right before the end of the first half--only had to make seven saves on the day.

The offense never had any flow, and none of its goals came off an assist.

"We had good opportunities, but we were intimidated by their defense," Asano said. "They did a great job keeping us to the outside and we were nervous with the ball, turning it over."

Harvard had hoped to contain the Dartmouth juggernaut with aggressive, mistake-free play, but it could not sustain the effort.

"We had a lot of people matched up directly," Asano said. "We tried to make them use their other players and go outside. We simply got tired out there."

Donelan made 10 saves for Harvard.

This has been a disappointing season for the Crimson. It has lost its last three games by a combined 55-13.

The drive to salvage the remainder of the season begins this Friday when Harvard will host Notre Dame (8-5) at 3 p.m.

"We've got four games left and all of them are winnable," Lee said. "We can end this season on a positive note. Our last three losses have been against some of the best teams in the country." DARTMOUTH, 17-5 at Chase Field, Hanover N.H. Dartmouth  10  7  --  17 Harvard  2  3  --  5 G: Dart.--Graw (6), Weitzel (5), Meritt (2), Moulin, Fenwick, Burka Zimmer; Harvard--Hussey (2), Asano, Lee. A: Dart.--Fenwick (4), Frazier (3), Burka (2), Weitzel, Zimmer; Harvard--None. S: Dart.--7; Harvard--10