BOSTON – The No. 13 Boston University field hockey team ended up on the short end of a defensive battle with Harvard on Thursday evening at New Balance Field as the visiting Crimson escaped with a 1-0 victory.

THE RUNDOWN

Final Score: Harvard 1, #13 Boston University 0
Records: BU (7-3), Harvard (5-4)
Location: New Balance Field – Boston, Mass.
 
HOW IT HAPPENED

• Boston University had a considerable edge in possession time but could not solve the Harvard defense and dropped its third straight contest.   
• The Crimson tallied the game's lone goal in the 52nd minute when Bente van Vlijemn's shot from the top of the circle off a corner found the left boards with assists going to Emily Duarte and Kyla Cordrey. 
• All five of Terriers' corners on the night came in the first half but they were unable to take advantage of them.
• Senior goalkeeper Cammy Jensen recorded five saves for the Terriers while Harvard got a pair of saves from Libby Manela.
• BU pulled Jensen in favor of a kicking back for the final 2:47.

GAME NOTES

• The loss snapped a seven-game winning streak against the Crimson, dating back to 2004.
• Harvard outshot the Terriers, 9-7, and each team earned five corners.
• BU held a 6-3 shot advantage at halftime but mustered only one shot in the second half. 
• This the Terriers' first three-game losing streak since October 2010.

NEXT UP

• BU returns to action on Sunday (Oct. 2) when it heads south to face No. 3 Duke at 1 p.m.
• Last season at New Balance Field, the Terriers dropped a hard-fought 1-0 overtime contest to the Blue Devils.