But an inability to score goals continues to plague the Crimson offense. The home side certainly had the better of play in the second half, as it often showed promising build-up play, but Harvard still couldn’t find a way to create chances in front of the net and add the finishing touch to score.

“You need to give Brown credit for keeping us out of their net for 90 minutes,” Harrington said. “But we’ve got to keep working on offense and getting more goals because that’s been a problem for us all year.”

With the win, Brown moves into a tie for second place in the Ivy League standings, trailing only Cornell. At 0-3, the Crimson’s hope for an Ivy League title will continue to slip away without a quick turnaround.

One bright spot on the night was the halftime presentation of an honorific No. 5 jersey to former Harvard standout Will Kohler ’97, an All-American who won the 1996 Ivy League Player of the Year award among other accolades.

The Crimson is off for the week and will play Princeton at home on Saturday night. Harvard plans to use the time to rest and prepare, hoping to reverse its recent offensive woes.

“We know we’re a better team than this,” Friedman said. “We’ve just got to keep battling and hope that the results start to show that.”