"We started trying to go one-on-one instead of passing the ball around," Walton said.

"It's tough," junior Megan Colligan said. "When you get up that high you start to play down--it's a mental lapse. But in the second half we got it together."

All Harvard in Second

That was certainly the case. UNH tallied a goal immediately following the opening draw, but from then on it was all Harvard.

Joey Alissi whipped a goal in off the post barely a minute later, increasing the lead to 10-5. From then on the Crimson scored six straight goals to send the Wildcats to the showers.

"The key was to set the tempo," Kleinfelder said. "We had good stickhandling, and concentrated on moving our feet."

Alissi led the Crimson with four goals, while Walton tallied three. Freshman goalie Kate Schutt also had an impressive, day, with seven saves on 15 shots. The last three goals came when the game had already been decided.

Terrapins Next

Now Harvard can look forward to Saturday, when the team taken on the Maryland at Ohiri Field.

Last season the Crimson fell to the Terrapins, 11-10, and both teams lost in the first round of the NCAA Tournament.

The pressure is on the Crimson to win the game, for a loss would be the third on the season and would make it all but impossible to earn a spot in the four-team tournament.

"Maryland is a very skilled team," Alissi said. "The transition has to be fluid."

"I've seen [Maryland] play and they are a very, very good team," Kleinfelder said. "I'd like to see what we're going to do."