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ITHACA, N.Y. -- Ben Kenyon scored his first career goal and Scott Brody made a season-high nine saves as the Cornell men's soccer team earned a 1-1 tie against eighth-ranked Harvard on a chilly Saturday night in Ithaca, N.Y.

On the men's soccer team's annual Soccer Weekend and playing in front of a number of men's soccer alumni including Cornell Athletics Hall of Famer John Bayne and 2009 inductee Dave Sarachan in attendance, the Big Red earned its second straight decision against an NCAA tournament team from last season. The Crimson, which had entered the game ranked eighth in the country in the latest NSCAA poll, tied for the first time this season.

Cornell came out ready to play from the opening whistle, taking the game right to the Crimson. As the aggressor in the match, the Big Red got each of the first three shots, including a pair in the 10th minute. A ball played across the box found forward Chase Aaronson in the center of the penalty area, and his shot was stopped by Harvard goalkeeper Austin Harms. The rebound came off to Harms' right, but right into the path of the oncoming Kenyon, who touched the ball into the open goal, giving Cornell the early lead and stunning the nationally ranked Crimson.

The Crimson held a slim 9-6 advantage in the first half, but Cornell would take the 1-0 lead into the break. Harvard increased the pressure after the half, but the Big Red defense held firm for the first 20 minutes of the second half. Cornell escaped several close calls, including one turnover in the defensive third that set up a shot for Harvard's Scott Prozeller, but his shot from close range was skied over the crossbar. Ten minutes later, the Crimson's Baba Omosegbon played a ball into the penalty area from 40 yards out, sailing toward the back post but careening off the crossbar.

Cornell goalkeeper Scott Brody also came up huge in the second half, making several point-blank saves. None of Brody's saves was better - or more important - than his save in the 73rd minute on Harvard's Andre Akpan. Akpan got around the Cornell defense and tried to dribble around Brody, but the goalkeeper forced the league's leading scorer wide. Akpan's attempt was stopped by a diving attempt by Brody, but the rebound remained in the penalty area. Harvard's Alex Chi pounced on the loose ball, firing a first-touch shot at the goal, only to be stopped by a desperation sliding stop by defender Dimitar Nentchev, sending the ball out for a corner kick and preserving the lead for the moment.

Under constant pressure from the Crimson for the second half, Cornell's bend-but-don't-break defense finally relented in the 77th minute. Harvard's Alex Rousmaniere sent a ball in from the right flank that found Chi in the penalty area, and he wouldn't be denied on this attempt, calmly slotting the ball into the back of the net.

With the score tied, the two teams headed to overtime. The first was uneventful save an outstanding chance for the Big Red when a high ball found Nico Nissl on the weak side of the play with time. Nissl settled the ball and got off a shot, only to have it blocked away by a flying attempt by the Crimson defense. Brody made two saves in the overtime period to help seal the tie for Big Red.

Harms finished the match with three saves for the Crimson, while Brody stopped nine shots, besting his previous season-high of eight set on Sept. 8 at Hartwick. Harvard out-shot the Big Red, 23-12, with the Crimson holding a slim 9-8 advantage in corner kicks.

The Big Red returns to action on Tuesday, stepping out of Ivy League play for a matchup against Colgate at Berman Field. Tuesday's game will begin at 7 p.m