The Harvard field hockey team entered last night's contest against Northeastern (5-9, 4-1 America East)in the midst of its longest scoring slump since 1997.

No relief seemed in sight after one half, but then the No. 20 Crimson came alive, bursting for three goals in the second half, and some last minute fireworks in front of the Husky net stole a dramatic 3-2 win for Harvard (8-3, 3-1 Ivy) at Parsons Field in Brookline, Mass.

With five minutes left in the game and the score tied 2-2, freshman midfielder Kalen Ingram made a delicate pass through a pair of Northeastern's defenders to spring junior midfielder Maisa Badawy free.

Badawy, who has switched from the left to rightwing prior to the game to bolster a faltering right-side offense, made one of her many daring up the middle to split the Huskies' defense.

Junior back Liz Sarles, who already had a goal and an assist, blocked the Huskies clearing attempt, and Ingram found the loose ball floating dangerously close to the goal.

She fired a quick shot that found the top corner of the net, and the Crimson took the lead for good 3-2.

"I just stepped into the shot," Ingram said. "The shot deflected off one of the Huskies' defenders into the top corner of the goal and the goalie didn't have a chance."

That goal capped a Crimson comeback from an original 1-0 deficit that began 2:40 into the second half.