Despite facing only six Columbia shots in the contest, senior goalkeeper Brooke Donahoe remained sharp throughout to seal the win for Harvard.
Donahoe was one of the main reasons the Crimson was able to manage a tie against a more athletic Maine team yesterday, as she stopped 14 Black Bear shots.
The Crimson banged a couple of balls off the posts against Maine as it had also done against Columbia and learned the painful lesson that the metal up in the Northeast is not conducive to goal-scoring.
The Crimson struggled for the first part of the game, but Maine also found the goalposts to be difficult foes.
"Maine took us out of our rhythm for a while," Wheaton said, "but we battled hard and fought for the ball near the end."
Freshman defender Cara James had a strong debut weekend, making several big plays on both sides of the field.
"It felt really good to play," James said. "We had some miscommunication, but our lapses were covered."