Hart recorded 12 kills in the contest, while senior co-captain Heather Rypkema added nine kills.
"We were never threatened in the game," junior co-captain Lolita Lopez.
Harvard 3, Fairfield 2
On the other hand, the match against Fairfield that afternoon--the final match Harvard would play--almost proved too threatening for the Crimson.
At the end of the first two games, Harvard found itself down 0-2 to Fairfield, facing the unpleasant prospect of defeat for the first time that weekend.
However, the clutch play of middle hitters, Hart and sophomore Anne Schafer, sparked the Crimson on its astounding comeback.
Harvard improved its passing and defense down the stretch to avoid losing to an intense, yet less talented Fairfield team.
Harvard won the final three games in convincing fashion, to take the match 14-16, 10-15, 15-6. 15-7, 15-11.
The perfect weekend for the Harvard team was a much-needed morale booster after a disappointing 2-6 start.
The team's commanding victory over Dartmouth, is also encouraging since it was Harvard's first match against an Ivy League opponent.
"We were very consistent in our passing and hitting. If we play like that we can win the Ivy League," Lopez said.
The co-captain and her teammates have their chance to fulfill "Leapin'" Lolita Lopez's prediction this weekend when they travel to play Ivy League opponents Cornell and Columbia for two demanding matches.
The following weekend gives Crimson fans the opportunity to support the volleyball team, which will host both Penn and Princeton, two of the toughest teams in the league.