A week ago, the Harvard heavyweight crew team pulled in one of the biggest upsets of the year when it defeated defending Eastern champion Brown. The win vaulted the Crimson to first in the East and second in the country.
But this Saturday's loss at Princeton came as another upset to a Tigers team that was previously ranked just below Harvard.
"We had a pretty strong start," said senior stroke-seat Sam Brooks. "Princeton made a big move towards the middle of the race, at about 760 meters. We sagged and didn't respond. They were winning by a couple seats at the 1000 and they moved away from there."
Princeton captured the Compton Cup with a time of 5:313 over Harvard's 5:33.6 and MIT's 6:04.6.
The Crimson hosts Penn and Navy next weekend for the Adams Cup.