Prior to the second Georgetown goal, the Crimson had its share of opportunities to level the score, the first of which came just minutes after the Hoyas got on the board. After receiving a throw-in thirty yards into the attacking half, Harvard called on junior attacker Michael Klain.

Klain, a throw-in specialist, delivered a towering ball into the box, which junior defender Philip Fleischman redirected toward Ashby. The co-captain got his head behind the ball and sent a shot flying toward the net, but it skipped just past the post.

“We’re really serious about our throws and set pieces,” Ashby said. “That can be one of our serious assets throughout the year offensively to generate a lot of goals.”

Freshman forward Tyler Savitsky also had several scoring opportunities in his first collegiate contest. After coming on as a substitute in the 63rd minute, the rookie added a much-needed spark to the Crimson offense, recording all three of the team’s shots on net for the game.

“[Savitsky] was very, very good when he came in,” Lehrer said. “The goalie just made great saves on his shots.”

Despite the result, Lehrer was happy with the performance.

“We played very well, and they’re a very good team,” Lehrer said. “There’s going to be very few teams in the nation that will be able to hold them to five shots on goal…. I think we’re going to be very difficult to handle.”

—Staff writer David Freed can be reached at david.freed@thecrimson.com.

—Staff writer Jake T. Meagher can be reached at jmeagher@college.harvard.edu.