"The transition from defense to attack after a turnover was poor for us," Rogers said. "They really limited the number of opportunities we had."

Harvard did eventually find a seam in the defense. Davis made a hard cut to free herself of her defender and received a sharp pass from junior Honor MacNaughton.

Spinning around quickly, she fired a bounce shot in the upper corner of the net.

Unfortunately the Crimson could not begin a rally, with Loyola responding with eight consecutive goals, doubling their lead to 16-1 and ending any hopes of a Harvard comeback.

"It's just a question of skill and today was not Harvard's day," said Kleinfelder. "If we had played our game, we could've played them a lot better."

Rogers agreed. "They're a good team, with a lot of experience and talent. But they're not a 15 point better team. We could've given them more of a game than we did."