“Princeton played really well,” Harvard coach Ted Minnis said. “They scored more goals than we did, which is the bottom line. We saw them last weekend but, I don’t know how much of a difference a week of preparation is going to make.”

The Crimson went on to score two more goals throughout the remainder of the game but was outmatched by Princeton’s addition six scoring drives.

Junior co-captain Ariel Dukes saved five shots.

Harvard 12, George Washington 3

The opening game of the weekend proved to be the Crimson’s lone win of the two day tournament.

Harvard’s offense started early against the Colonials (12-15, 2-3), rallying together to establish a four-goal lead in the first eight minutes of play. Strikes from freshman attacker Michelle Martinelli and Price added on to the Crimson’s lead, making the score 6-2 going into the half.

The scoring was spread out for Harvard, with sophomore Charlotte Hendrix, Balding, freshman Zoe Osborne, and Cyr tallying two goals. Martinelli and classmate Jillian Dukes each had one goal, along with juniors Kalina Grabb and Victoria Frager.

Despite the team’s success against George Washington, the two losses this weekend put the Crimson in a precarious position. Minnis hopes his players will have another opportunity to prove themselves in 2014.

“This team fought the whole time,” Minnis said. “They were a great group of girls to work with and it was a joy coaching them…. We are going to hope and pray that we get in tomorrow.”

—Staff writer Ariel Smolik-Valles can be reached at asmolikvalles@college.harvard.edu.