"Lehman is one of the top players in the league," Caples said. "We slowed her down pretty well, though."
Freshman goalie Jessica Milhollin, who has had a tough year in the net, was flawless, stopping nine of nine shots.
Yale's Janelle Kellman, on the other hand, was not. Kellman gave up all three goals before she was replaced late in the second half. She was relieved by Mary Frieder, who saved five shots.
Caples was careful not to overstate the importance of the win, but it was pretty clear that she felt it was a breakthrough victory:
"You're going to see a different team in the second half of the season," Caples said. "We're executing better, we have more confidence, we're making good positive progress."
HARVARD, 3-0 at New Haven, Conn. Harvard 2 1 -- 3 Yale 0 0 -- 0
G: Harvard--Downing, Belisle, O'Brien; Yale--None. A: Harvard--None; Yale--None. S: Harvard--Milhollin (9); Yale--Kellman (6), Frieder (5).