Against Queens, Harvard fought the same demons. The Crimson contained the Knights to five goals at the half, trailing by just one, 5-4.

However, Queens emerged in the third quarter, scoring four goals in the opening four minutes. Harvard was not able to regroup and although the Knights never could extend their lead, the Crimson couldn't cut into it either and fell, 12-7.

"We really wanted to beat either St. Francis or Queens," junior driver Mike Crosby said. "We showed that in the first half of each game, but the other teams came out harder than us, and we lapsed."

The pool played a big part in that lapse, however.

"We came out ready to play," junior goalie Gresham Bayne said. "But the pool was really small and we're used to playing in larger space. The whole game changes in a pool that small."

Although it might have seemed that Crimson caved to their opponents, the team knows that its big weekend is still ahead of it.

Though the losses will keep Harvard out of ECACs, the Crimson more importantly still qualified for Northern Regionals. This tournament is the first step in making the NCAA Tournament. Success at Northern Regionals will advance Harvard to Easterns at which the Crimson can qualify for the Dance.