The Crimson finally broke through 6:06 into the period. Right wing Kelly Landry lured Northeastern goalie Marie Devine to one side of the net, then flipped the puck across to Liz Ward, who knocked it in for her ninth tally of the year.
The Huskies responded three minutes later, as Tracy Hill and Jill Toney teamed up to put their squad on top, 3-1.
Up to this point, the Crimson was still very much in the game. The third period changed that rather quickly.
Lisa Sylvia, Surette, Tina Cardinale, Stidsen and Louise Duguay notched Northeastern goals as the possibility of a win slipped farther and farther out of Harvard's reach.
Harvard never really got its passing game in gear, while the Huskies never really had to-they relied on devastating shots from the blue line and pure pressure.
The 8-1 final only added to the grudge the Cantabs will bring into February's Beanpot, when they host Northeastern in the opening game.
"I guess we're living up to tradition, losing to them in the tall and then battering them in the spring," noted Kimmel "I think the Beanpot matters more." First period-1, N. Sharson Stidsen (Donna McCarthy) 7:46. Second period-2, N. Michelle Surette (Tina Cardinale, Tracy Hill) 2:50. 3. H. Liz Wa4rd (Kelty Landry, Dinny Start) 6:06. 4.N. Hill (Jill Toney) 9:36. Third period-S.N. Lisa Sylvia (Hill, MeCarthy 6:00. 6.N. Surette (Toney) 7:10 7, N. Cardinale (Beth Murphy, Toney) 8:51, 8. N. Stidsen (unassisted) 13:11 9.N. Louise Dugnay (Sylvia 17:12. Savews--H, Itdey Kimmel 36; N. Marie Devine 10.