Less than a minute later, though, Alissi drove into the crease and knocked the rebound of her shot into the left side of the net.
Aside from one great scoring opportunity for Harvard freshman Megan Hall, the third stanza was devoid of sparks.
Harvard kept Yale out of its zone for most of the duration.
The Crimson did not dominate as they had hoped to, but hey--it's a W.
"It was a frustrating game," said Coach John Dooley. "We knew we were better than they were but we stopped playing as a team.
"This was not the same team that played so well over the weekend," Dooley said. First Period Har--Walton, 8:52, (PP) Second Period Yale--Rose (Michel, Jones) 7:36, (PP) Har--Allsei (Landry, Kellogg), 8:10. Third Period No scoring. Sevear Yale--McLeod 10-11-11-32, Villotte 5-3-4-12.