Down by only two at halftime, however, the Crimson played a strong first half and could just as easily have been leading by two after 30 minutes.
After halftime was another story.
The second half has become a liability for the Crimson, who have not outscored an opponent in the final half since a 7-6 victory over UMass in the season opener, a streak of seven consecutive games.
"The second half is becoming a bit of a larger concern," Burg said. "We haven't talked about it yet because we've been able to pull out the wins against teams like Brown despite the problem."
Facing No. 10 Boston University two weeks ago, the story was similar to Saturday.
Harvard jumped out to an early 2-1 lead and trailed by only two at halftime.
B.U. responded with eight unanswered goals in the second half, however, to defeat the Crimson 12-2.
Facing former No. 10 Yale the same week, Harvard allowed a 4-3 halftime lead to evaporate, falling to the Bulldogs, 7-6, on a game-winning goal in the final minute.
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