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After senior quarterback Neil Rose tied the game at 14 on a 20-yard slant to Morris with 11:23 left in the third quarter, the Penn offense drove into Harvard territory on the ensuing possession. From the 49, Quaker quarterback Gavin Hoffman fired a pass over the middle of the field that was initially caught by senior wideout Rob Milanese at the Crimson 15. Sophomore cornerback Benny Butler, who was playing tight coverage, hit Milanese and dislodged the ball, and Alford made an acrobatic play to snag the ball in mid-air for his third interception of the season...
After an unsuccessful Quaker onside kick, Harvard went three-and-out and Penn regained possession at its 14 with 33 seconds left. Hoffman, who was last year's Ivy League Player of the Year, marched the Quakers to the 42 with five seconds to play...
Heading into the contest, it was obvious that something had to give. In the end, Harvard was more successful in imposing its will by running over the vaunted Quaker defense...
Fritz created quality chances up front, beating defenders and putting shots on goal. Quaker sophomore keeper Matthew Haefner came up big again and again as he repeatedly turned away Crimson shots...
Penn's only other serious chance came with less than three minutes left in regulation. Quaker sophomore midfielder Louis Laza headed a ball off of a scramble in the box that deflected off of the top of the crosbar and over the net. Harvard held on for the 1-0 win, setting up a key match-up this weekend against Brown...