Once again the Huskies threatened to immediately counter a Crimson strike, but freshman forward Philomena Gambale saved the team.

Coming of the bench just seconds before for Sarles, who was temporarily sidelined with equipment difficulties, Gambale stopped sophomore scoring sensation Kelly Williams, who was making a dangerous run up the middle.

Despite seeing limited action, Gambale was an inspirational spark plug every time she stepped on the field.

"That's what I'm there for, to mix things up," Gambale said. "It's my job to run really fast and trying to mix up the other teams defense, especially when they're tired. It's just a lot of fun."

Having already baled out the Crimson, Gambale then nearly gave it the victory.

Replacing exhausted tri-captain Dominique Kalil at the midpoint of the second half, Gambale used her break-away speed to fight into the clear past a pair of Husky defenders, only to lose the handle before she could pull the trigger.

"I was all alone past the last defender," Gambale said. "But when I took the ball, I only had one hand on the stick and I just lost it."

Tied 2-2 with less than ten minutes remaining in the game, Northeastern made one last offensive charge.