ITHACA, N.Y. -- Harvard's Lara Beekhuis blasted home a shot after a rebound with 2.6 seconds remaining to lift the ninth-ranked Crimson to a dramatic 2-1 victory over No. 17 Cornell on Saturday afternoon at Marsha Dodson Field. Harvard completed an unbeaten Ivy season (7-0) with the late score and improved to 13-3 overall. Cornell had its seven-game wion streak snapped and fell to 12-4 overall (5-2 Ivy).

Cornell will be the No. 2 seed in next weekend's tournament and will play No. 3 seed Princeton on Friday, Nov. 3 at 12 p.m. in the first semifinal. The championship game will be played on Sunday at 1 p.m. from Harvard's Berylson Field. All tournament games will be broadcast on ESPN+.

Trailing 1-0 entering the fourth, Cornell equalized just under two minutes into the final quarter on a brilliant individual effort by Olivia Friedberg. The senior dribbled from outside the circle to get off a shot to the right of the goalkeeper and freshman Ashley Plzak got her stick on it to redirect the ball past Harvard goalkeeper Tessa Shahbo. The goal was the first allowed by Harvard in the month of October.

The Big Red continued buzzing throughout the fourth, but couldn't get the go-ahead goal. The game looked destined to head to overtime until Harvard's quick start from the sideline created a shot from Emily Guckian, which was kicked away by Big Red goalkeeper Martha Broderick. The ball landed at the feet of Beekuis, who wound up an ripped a shot into the goal on the nearside. The goal was reviewed and stood, unlike a first half tally by the Big Red that was waived off after it was determined it went off a defender's stick. Broderick was exceptional, stopping five shots in the cage for Cornell.

The two teams, who each entered the game with seven consecutive wins, played an even contest throughout, but it was late chances in the first and fourth quarters that made the difference. Beekhuis also scored Harvard's first goal off a corner with less than a minute to play in the first quarter, with Mazarine Broze and Kitty Chapple assisting. 

Harvard held a narrow 8-7 edge in shots and a 6-4 advantage on corners. The Big Red played without second-leading scorer Grace Leahy, who missed the contest due to injury.