Then, with only a minute left in the contest, the Crimson launched a swift counter-attack to win itself yet another decisive penalty corner. Maasdorp’s team-leading 15th goal of the season, again assisted by McDavitt and Gannon, iced the win with 29 seconds remaining.
“We had a great first half,” Gannon said. “They came back a little bit in the second half. But to score in the last minute, shows we were playing the whole 70 minutes.”
Harvard responded to adversity and picked up arguably its biggest win of the season.
“This was the most complete game we’ve played all year,” Caples said.
Even with the win, an at-large postseason bid is unlikely, but the Crimson will qualify for the NCAA Tournament if it captures the Ivy League title with victories in its last two games and a Princeton loss.