One week after being shutout 3-0 at Princeton for its worse loss of the season, the men's soccer team matched that feat in Hanover, N.H., yesterday afternoon.

In the snowy aftermath of odd Halloween weather, Dartmouth (10-4, 4-1 Ivy) gave Harvard (7-6-1, 1-4) more trick than treat by defeating the Crimson 3-0 on the frozen tundra of Chase Field.

Although the loss was Harvard's second straight Ivy shutout, yesterday's game was much closer than the score indicated.

For the entire first half, the Crimson kept pace with the Big Green, and neither team had an apparent advantage in the cold and blustery weather.

"It was cold and the wind made it tough to judge certain balls, but both teams had to play though it," said captain Ryan Kelly. "Play was pretty even in the first half."

The Crimson, buoyed by the strong play of Kelly, sophomore midfielder Joe Steffa and sophomore defensive back Mike Cornish, had a few scoring chances throughout the first period, but was unable to capitalize.

Then, unexpectedly, Dartmouth broke open the game with a fluke goal with thirty seconds left in the first half.

In the 45th minute, Big Green captain Nick Magnuson crossed a corner kick from the right side of the field to the near post. Freshman Damien Quinn connected just well enough on the cross to sneak it past Crimson goalkeeper Dan Mejias for what eventually became the game-winning goal.