However, that was the only type of offensive attack Harvard could muster. The Crimson had a modest six corners on the day but could not hit a shot on goal on any of them, knocking two balls wide and illegally stopping the ball on the other four.
Granted, the conditions were not suited to corners--the grass field was choppy and hard, and the referees were especially picky on Shumway when she stopped the ball, saying that she used her hands instead of her stick. But Dartmouth did not have the same problems on its 10 corners.
The Big Green offense clicked in its other facets as well. Before Collins had her run, the Dartmouth attack produced one shot that hit the post and a breakaway that Milhollin had to dive to stop. Soon after, the Green scored its goals.
"When it gets tough, you got to individually take care of your play," Caples said. "We should have made better adjustments."
Bits and Pieces
With her 16 saves on the day, Milhollin has ended her rewriting of the Harvard record books. The holder of the career saves mark since the Providence game on September 23, Milhollin finished the year with 188 saves on the season and 711 on her career, 134 more than the previous record of 577. Milhollin, who has started every game in each of her four years on the varsity team, will probably hold that mark for a very long time.
Sophomores Eileen Horwath and Beck Stringer suited up for the first time since the beginning of the season, though neither played. Horwath has had back trouble since the spring, and Stringer contracted mononucleosis immediately after recovering from a broken wrist.
Shumway ends her career with 11 goals and 15 assists. O'Brien closed out with seven goals and no assists.
In the junior varsity game following the varsity contest, the snow stopped but Dartmouth didn't. The Big Green beat the Crimson, 4-0, preserving the shutout when Harvard freshman Shannyn Smith broke free of the defense late in the game but couldn't get the close shot into the cage. First Half Dar --Pel (Unassisted), 11:30 Dar-Coughlin (Pel), 7:43 Second Half No scoring Snvess Har--Milhollin 16; Dar--Damaid 10