In stark contrast to Harvard's slow starts recently, the Crimson came out of the gate fired up and looking to score early.

Just over a minute into the first half, the Crimson drew first blood on a speedy offensive rush.

Breaking down the field, freshmen midfielder Kalen Ingram gained a step on the last defender, and junior forward Kate Nagle loosed a quick pass in stride to Ingram who fired it under the outstretched Princeton goalkeeper, freshmen Kelly Baril.

"We've been getting off to pretty slow starts recently," Ingram said. "And we just wanted to come out strong early in the game."

Princeton senior forward Kate Carroll tied the game up midway through the first with a shot that bounced high into the Crimson net after Cowan only got a piece of it.

Nevertheless, the Crimson, like a team of destiny, came charging back with the combination of Ingram and Nagle once again.

Just four minutes after the Tiger's strike, Ingram once again took a feed from Nagle and took the lead 2-1 on an improbable shot.

"Nagle was coming in on the goal-line one-on-one," Ingram said. "And she didn't have anywhere to go, so she dumped the ball to me. All I was trying to do was center the ball, but somehow it found its way into the net."