The Eagles outshot the Terriers 10-5 and won more penalty corner opportunities than their local rival, but it was Eva van de Mierop who provided the winning moment, scoring the only goal of the game off a penalty corner six minutes into the second half.
The Eagles won eight penalty corners to Harvard’s two, but couldn’t find the back of the net on any of them, while Harvard scored the only goal of a game on a penalty corner with no time remaining in the first half.
The Eagles dropped a pair of close games to Duke and Liberty over the weekend, and will be looking to grab some momentum back against a Crimson team that hasn’t lost in nearly two months.
The Eagles had 11 penalty corners to the Flames’ five, but weren’t able to convert on any, while Liberty scored both of their goals off penalty corner shots from Moroni.
Lucy Lytle opened the scoring gates for the third-consecutive game, but No. 4 Duke—the second-highest scoring team in the ACC—found the back of the net twice in the final 15 minutes of regulation to edge BC.
Lucy Lytle found the back of the cage 25 seconds in, and BC never looked back, bouncing back from Friday night’s loss to UNC with a five-goal victory against the visiting Minutewomen.
The Eagles slotted the game’s first goal, but that alone wasn’t nearly enough to thwart the top-ranked Tar Heels, the highest-scoring team in the country.
Frederique Haverhals got the Eagles’ comeback started 14 minutes into the second half, then added two more goals, including the game winner, to fuel an improbable and memorable win for BC.
The Eagles dropped a tough double-overtime decision to the Orange Friday night, but will look to respond against a UC Berkeley team that enters the game on a three-match losing streak.
The Eagles resumed ACC play with a match at Syracuse and exchanged goals with the Orange in the second period, but ultimately faltered in double overtime, conceding the game-winner off a corner.
