"I was real proud of the way the team reacted," LaSovage said. "We dug a little deeper and came right back at them."
Equally heartening was the team's conversion of two penalty corners.
"We had two well-done corners," said LaSovage, who assisted on both. "They had gone real well for us in practice, and they were great on Saturday. Now that we've converted a couple, hopefully we'll be on a roll."
The Crimson also clamped down on its corner defense.
"Columbia had a few corners that scared us, but Anya was on, as always," Sarles said.
With 1:38 to go, Collins sealed the win by scoring unassisted, exemplifying the coolheaded philosophy preached by Harvard Coach Sue Caples during a timeout with 10 minutes left.
"Sue stressed that we shouldn't let down; we should stay focused," Collins said. "She told us to finish it, that one more goal would ensure victory."
"We didn't want any lapses. We needed to generate more offense and get another goal," Collins said.