The two clubs then traded goals UMass's by Patrica Stevens to tie the score at 5-5 with 15:57 left and Harvard's by Lisa Black with just 7:51 to put Harvard on top again, 6-5.

But as soon as Black had scored, UMass answered, with Stevens tallying again just 21 seconds later. That goal put the score at 6-6.

"That goal by Stevens really hurt us." Kleinfelder said." We had just taken the lead and had the momentum. Then we lost it."

And while Harvard was missing several scoring opportunities and committing several key fouls. UMass was priming itself for Bevelander's rush.

"We knew Linda had been open all day." Hixon said afterwards. "It was just a matter of telling the team to get it to her and letting her go with it."

When Bevelander did get it, she weaved through the entire Crimson squad, miraculously hanging onto the ball and somehow ditching it past Crimson netminder Sally Degan, all with just 2:03 left.

"I was fascinated that I could do that." Bevelander said afterwards. "All I heard was my coach screaming go to goal and I did I still can't believe it."

The Minutemen then effectively used a stall to keep the ball away from the Crimson in the final two minutes. When Maggie Hart's desperation shot rolled far short as the horn sounded. UMass had its biggest triumph of the year.

"We made too many mistakes to win." Kleinfelder said. "We knew what to do and we just didn't do it."

THE NOTEBOOK: Kleinfelder lauded the play of Hart and defender Trina Burnham... After the game, the squad elected Lilli Pew and Hart next year's co-captains. In other quarterfinal action Saturday. Temple stopped Princeton, 16-6, Penn State toppled Penn, 12-2, and Maryland dumped Delaware.