Kerr hoped to inject such passion into the squad with some personnel changes, starting junior Zach Chandis—who normally plays as a defensive midfielder—at right back in place of junior Ben Mottau. Chandis joined freshman David Williams, sophomore Will Craig and Old in the back four.

Kerr also sent in Sugarman—who had appeared in just two games this year prior to yesterday due to injury—early to replace sophomore midfielder Anthony Tornaritis.

Once the Crimson trailed by two goals, Kerr switched to a 3-4-3 formation to put more pressure on the Brown defense in hopes of exploiting a hidden weakness. But such an opening never presented itself, and the Crimson left the field still winless in the Ancient Eight.

The loss also almost assuredly eliminates Harvard from any sort of Ivy title and hopes for postseason play

The Crimson next hosts Princeton on Saturday in the fourth Ivy matchup of the year for both teams. Last year’s match was very physical and saw seven yellow cards issued in the first 62 minutes.

“We’ll be ready for Princeton,” Kerr said.