"They had a very aggressive man-down defense," A.J. Mleczko said. "We felt too much pressure to set up and didn't do the basics."
The offense struggled, due to the swarming Princeton defense.
"We had trouble bringing the puck through center ice to the offensive zone," Kellogg said.
Harvard was held to 13 shots on goal, all stopped by Hill. Princeton fired the biscuit 19 times at Harvard senior goalie Erin Villiotte.
Princeton also entered Saturday's contest seeking a measure of revenge. Their unbeaten streak was ended by a 3-1 loss to Harvard December 3, and they lost the next day to Northeastern.
"They came out fired up and with a lot of speed," A.J. Mleczko said. "Princeton came out a lot more intense than us."
In the end, however, the frustration with the controversial officiating weighed on the team. With two minutes left in the game, after the second nullified goal, Coach Stone was slapped with an unsportsmanlike conduct penalty for arguing with the referees.
All in all, it seemed to the Crimson like an afternoon to just forget.
"We were all like, 'Let's just finish the game and get on the bus," Kellogg said.