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...resilient Crimson squad overcame deficits of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2 in the game's first 40 minutes, but Harvard (12-6, 6-1 Ivy) could not stop Wake Forest (17-3) down the stretch. The Demon Deacons scored three unanswered goals and advanced to the NCAA Quarterfinals with...
Play had been relatively even up until that point, but after the timeout, the Harvard defense was caught off-guard by the Demon Deacon's new attack...
Wake Forest is the highest-ranked opponent the Crimson has faced all season. The Demon Deacons placed third in the ACC--the nation's toughest conference--behind No. 2 North Carolina and No. 3 Maryland...
...Demon Deacons defense has been even more stellar than Harvard's this season. Wake Forest has shut out 10 opponents and only allowed four teams to score more than a goal in a single game, namely the four other teams in the ACC. It would be difficult for Harvard to come back if its defense is the first to falter...
Should Harvard win, it would face the winner of the subsequent Michigan-William & Mary matchup. It will be hard for the Demon Deacons not to be looking ahead towards a possible quarterfinal rematch with Michigan, who beat them 3-2 in double overtime in last year's tournament...