CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – The University of Pennsylvania men's lacrosse team was within two of No. 10 Harvard at halftime, but the Crimson pulled away in the third quarter on the way to a 13-6 victory at Jordan Field.
Penn fell to 4-8 overall and 1-4 in Ivy League play, while the tenth-ranked Crimson won this matchup for the first time in a decade and improved to 9-2 overall, 3-1 in Ivy play.
Quaker Notemeal
*Senior
Ben Smith was Penn's only multi-goal scorer on Saturday as he went back-to-back less than 80 seconds apart in the fourth quarter.
*Four other players finished the day with two points, in each case scoring one and assisting another: seniors
Tynan Walsh and
Casey Mulligan, and sophomores
Chris Patterson and
Davis Provost.
*Senior
Brendan Lavelle had two caused turnovers and four ground balls on the day.
How It Happened
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Up Next
Penn is back at home one final time, and that comes next Saturday when the Quakers host No. 3 Princeton at noon on Franklin Field. The game will be the first half of a doubleheader with the Penn women's lacrosse team as the two programs celebrate Alumni Day as well as the men's Senior Day.
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