"The momentum had shifted," Dermody said.

Then, the alarm clock sounded and Harvard woke up.

Soon after the draw, Joslin hit Felsen for a score. The goal, however, was disallowed when the referees called Felsen for an illegal stick. Now, the Crimson was wide awake.

"We came out with reckless abandon," freshman Sue Carls said. "Then, we panicked a little. The stick check really fired us up."

A minute later, Felsen, armed with a new, legal stick, fed Groome. Groome's goal was all Dermody and her defensive crew would need.

Give 'n Go

After Dermody saved another key penalty shot, Karen Everling-- playing at defense for the injured Maggie Vaughan-- worked a textbook give-and-go with Lila Rifaat, and then dodged two defenders for a coast-to-coast goal.

Oeigoetz made it interesting with her third goal. This cut the lead to 9-7 with 5:38 to play. Carin Peterson had a chance to bring the Terps within one with 2:40 left, but Dermody stuffed her penalty shot once again. Felsen completed her hat trick to round out the scoring.

Groome compiled a hat trick to accompany her four-goal effort against Yale.

"Leelee is really coming on strong at a great time," Kleinfelder said.

Kleinfelder also praised the groundball hustle of Co-Captain Cindi Ersek, Everling's adjustment to defense, and the play of Nicole DeHoratius, who contributed two first-half goals.

Two To Go

Harvard faces Dartmouth tomorrow in Hanover as it tries to win an outright Ivy League crown. The regular season concludes Saturday at New Hampshire.