The comeback began with a Crimson goal just 40 seconds later by junior co-captain Kevin Vaughan on a second-chance opportunity after a missed shot by White.

Although the game went into the locker room tied, 5-5, Harvard would never be down again.

“Keep doing what were doing,” said Wojcik of what he told his team at halftime. “We have confidence in our strategy and our players, and we knew our shots would start to go in.”

The second half began with two straight goals by Stevens—both second-chance tries coming off his own misses. The goals helped the Crimson regain control and open up a two-score lead.

With 6:32 to play, sophomore Peter Schwartz committed a penalty, creating an extra-man opportunity for the Bears, which responded within 10 seconds to cut the Harvard lead to 7-6.

Both teams exchanged goals to end the third period, 8-7, with Stevens picking up his third score of the game.

The final period proved to be the end of the road for Brown, which could not match up with the swift attack of the Crimson offense and the strong defense of Krieger.

The sophomore added five saves in the final period, giving him a season-high 13 total saves on the day.

“I think the main reason for my performance was how well our defense played,” Krieger said. “That number also reflects how well the entire defensive front played all game.”

Within 40 seconds of the whistle starting the fourth period, White added his second goal of the game, followed by another Harvard goal just two minutes later by freshman midfielder Daniel Eipp.

The next 12 minutes featured a total of 12 shots, six by each team. The final Crimson shot was the one that found the net, completing the hat trick for Gibbons.

Harvard out-shot the Bears by a margin of 52-33.