With a save percentage of .929 and a goals against average of 0.40, Gunther has quickly established herself as the Ivy League's premier goaltender.
Despite winning Player of the Week honors three times this season, Gunther gives all the credit to her defense.
"The defense has helped me more than I'd ever imagined," Gunther said. "It's been great as a freshman to have them listen to you during the game, especially when they're such great players."
If the defense holds and the Crimson clips the Eagles' wings on Sunday, they'll have a rematch with the winner of the Dartmouth-Conneticut game, two teams Harvard has narrowly beaten this year.
Sunday's game is the first step on the long path to the NCAA championship and this might very well be the best chance Harvard has ever had to win the tournament.
Despite the nerves, the team is confident that it will come out strong on Sunday.
"We're maybe a little nervous because it could be our last game of the season," Yenne said. "And every game's a must-win for us now, but we're expecting to go on and it will definitely get harder when we have to face either Dartmouth or UConn."