Tri-captain Anya Cowan made five saves for the Crimson, starting after Harvard Coach Sue Caples gave her a day off last Wednesday during a 1-0 win over Quinnipiac. Junior Jen Crusius made her first collegiate start and recorded the shutout.
With the goal, Cowan's save percentage falls to .896.
The reshuffled standings make three games in the last three weeks of the regular season crucial for determining the Ivy winner: Princeton at Harvard Oct. 23, Cornell at Brown Oct. 30 and Harvard at Brown Nov. 6.
Princeton has already beaten Cornell, by 4-0 Sept. 18.
Harvard goes cross-town tomorrow to face Northeastern (5-8, 4-1 America East). The Huskies swept a league weekend, beating Hofstra 2-1 in overtime on Friday and romping over Drexel 6-1 on Sunday. They are the defending conference champions.
Junior Christine Duchemin scored both goals in the Hofstra win, while the Northeastern penalty corner unit was responsible for four of the squad's six goals on Sunday. Midfielder Jackie Carl, a smallish corner hitter, netted all four scores to earn America East player of the week honors.