"We weren't finding any of our teammates on offense and had trouble organizing ourselves," Wheaton said. "We felt okay about the first half, but in hindsight we played better then than in the second."

The Huskies came out of the intermission with a newfound fire. UConn began to attack with more frequency and effectiveness.

"In the first half we started very slowly," Monroe said. "But in the second half we picked it up and played much harder."

The Crimson maintained its poise, however, continually turning back the Huskies' advances throughout the final half, before finally mounting its own game-winning attack.

With the win, Harvard now holds claim to the title of best team in New England. As it stands now, the Crimson is a leading candidate to play at host the opening two rounds of the NCAA tournament.

With a tough schedule remaining to finish out the regular season, though, Harvard is careful not to look ahead to possible postseason play.

"The NCAA tournament is definitely a big thing for us, but the Ivy championship is always our main goal," Wheaton said. "There's one word for it--rings. We want the Ivy rings."

To get the sought-after rings, the Crimson will need to continue its stellar play in its final two league games against Dartmouth and Brown.