Dunn dumped the puck to sophomore Courtney Smith who kicked it over to junior Kate Schutt who, in turn, gave it back to Dunn as she came across the middle of the zone. As she spun to her left, Dunn fired a wrist shot that beat Nentwig high stickside and gave the Crimson a two-goal advantage once again.

"We turned it up a couple of notches in the second period," Stone said. "We started to make some things happen, made some better plays, and had a little bit more jump in our step than we did in the first period."

Harvard carried its 4-2 lead into the third period, but B.C.'s Carroll McCaffrey brought the Eagles to within one when she blasted a shot past Harvard netminder Crystal Springer just 2:39 into the third.

Asano answered McCaffrey three minutes later with another slap shot from the point for her second powerplay goal and the eventual game-winner.

B.C. scored on its own power play with 5:18 remaining in the game to make it a one-goal contest again. The Eagles then pulled Nentwig for an extra defender with 1:34 showing on the clock to set up some late-game drama.

Skating 6-on-5, B.C. fought furiously to tie the score and send the game into overtime. But Harvard's defense, led by sophomore Christie MacKinnon and co-captain Kyle Walsh, stiffened when it had to and prevented any heroics by the Eagles.

"In the third period, everything looked pretty good, and then we sort of hung on for dear life," said Stone. "It was a little too tense for my liking, but by the same token it's a win in the Beanpot, and we'll take it any way we can get it."

Suurkask added the empty-netter with two seconds showing on the clock after Dunn pushed the puck up ice and Francisco laced a pass to the top of the crease.

Springer was disappointed by her performance in net. Still, the sophomore stopped the shots she needed to and finished with 22 saves.

"[Springer looked] a little shaky, Stone said. "But we also put her in some compromising situations...however, she made the saves she needed to make."

Harvard will face Northeastern in the Beanpot final next Tuesday at Bright at 7:30 in a rematch of last year's final, which the Huskies won 8-1. The Crimson's last Beanpot title came in 1995 when Harvard hosted the tournament and defeated Northeastern, 3-2, in the final. HARVARD, 4-3 at Bright Hockey Center Harvard  0  4  2  -  6 Boston College  0  4  2  -  4

First Period

None

Second Period

Har--Asano (Francisco) 0:29 PPG