"We just didn't get back on transition defense," Anderson said. "Our ride was ineffective."

When the Crimson was on offense, Cornell packed its defenders into the middle of the field. With the driving lanes denied to Harvard players, they were forced to rely on their outside shots.

As the Crimson shot from outside, the rebounds off of the shots all went to Cornell because there was no one inside to contest them.

As a result, Cornell was able to hold the ball in its offensive zone for very long periods of time.

"We just got very tired on defense," Anderson said. "We don't have a lot of depth there, and they just wore us down."

The Big Red put the game away in the third quarter. After going into halftime tied 5-5, Cornell scored four goals early in the third in just over three minutes.

With senior goalkeeper Keith Cynar in the penalty box for the opening minute of the third quarter, Cornell took advantage of inexperienced junior goalkeeper Ely Kahn.