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Maryland, the eventual national champion, could only muster five first-half goals on Harvard, while No. 2 Loyola did not run away until it had some fast-break goals...
Still, the Crimson's defense was solid overall. Harvard negated Yale's speed advantage by cutting down on its fast-break opportunities--the glaring exception being when the Bulldogs scored their eighth goal 12 seconds after the Crimson's sixth--and while in its set defense, Harvard was quick to stickcheck any ballcarrier near the goal...
This would create fast-break opportunities for the Crimson, which would be exacerbated by the team's speed advantage and lead to lots of easy scores...
Unlike its two previous games, Harvard (3-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy) played better in the second half than in the first. The Crimson offense sputtered through the game's first 28 minutes, falling behind by a 5-2 margin. But freshman Ashley Birch and MacNaughton scored fast-break goals around a B.U. goal, and at halftime the Crimson trailed...
Offensively, the Crimson was having more troubles. The passing and catching on the transition from defense to offense was not consistent enough to ensure many opportunities in the set offense, and while Harvard did have many fast-break opportunities--B.U.'s defenders played far up on offense--many shots ended up hitting the body of Terrier goalie Madeera Kathpal...