ITHACA, N.Y. – Goalie Harry Krieger made 16 saves and Matt Hull had a hat trick and Ryan Stevens netted two goals, but the 17th-ranked Harvard men's lacrosse team fell on the road to No. 2 Cornell, 15-6, Sunday afternoon in the Ivy League tournament final.

The loss drops Harvard's record to 10-6 overall, while the Big Red improves to 13-2.

Later today, the Crimson will discover its fate with the NCAA tournament, as the NCAA Selection Show will be aired live on ESPNU at 9 p.m. Harvard is hoping for an at-large bid to the tournament, which would mark the Crimson's first berth in the NCAA postseason since 2006.

After Cornell went ahead, 2-0, Hull netted an unassisted goal for the Crimson at 5:11 of the first to cut the deficit to one. Early in the second at 11:45, Stevens fired a hard shot past Cornell goalie A.J. Fiore to tie the game, 2-2. The Big Red answered with two man-up tallies late in the half to carry a 4-2 lead into the break. Krieger recorded nine saves in the first half, while Fiore made five stops on Harvard shots.

Stevens netted his second goal of the game on a man-up opportunity in the third quarter at 11:54, and Terry White added an unassisted tally later in the frame with 5:15 remaining, but the Big Red scored six times in the quarter to take a 10-4 advantage.

In the fourth, Hull notched his second goal at 10:55, making it a 11-5 contest and later capped his hat trick with his third tally of the afternoon with 2:09 to play.

Cornell owned an advantage in shots, 54-31, faceoffs, 15-8, and ground balls, 48-34. Harvard finished 1-of-3 on man-up chances, while the Big Red was 4-of-6.

Following the conclusion of the game, Harvard's Dean Gibbons and Paul Pate were honored on the Ivy League all-tournament team.

Cornell vs. Harvard

Cornell

15

Scoring
Rob Pannell	(2, 3)
Steve Mock	(5, 0)
David Lau	(2, 2)
Jack Dudley	(1, 1)
Jj Gilbane	(2, 0)
Mitch Mcmichael	(1, 1)
Cody Bremner	(1, 0)
Roy Lang	(0, 1)
Mike O'neil	(1, 0)
Chris Langton	(0, 1)

Saves
Aj Fiore	8 (0.615)
Andrew West	0 (0.000)

Current Record
Cornell	13-2

Harvard

6

Scoring
Matt Hull	(3, 1)
Ryan Stevens	(2, 0)
Terry White	(1, 0)
Dean Gibbons	(0, 1)

Saves
Harry Krieger	16 (0.516)
Christian Coates	2 (1.000)

Current Record
Harvard	10-6