After Black Bear sophomore goaltender Amanda Cronin held Harvard scoreless in the first period, the Crimson fired 28 shots on goal in the second and headed into the final intermission comfortably ahead, 4-0.

Harvard's top forward line opened the scoring 6:18 into the second with a goal from Botterill. Less than three minutes later, the 1998 Canadian Olympian scored again on the penalty kill.

The third line got into the action 12:05 into the period, as co-captain Sally Maloney and freshman winger Tracy Catlin set up McManama's goal. Shewchuk, Francisco and Botterill rounded out the scoring for the Crimson.

The defending national champs simply overmatched Maine, a second-year Division I program, which is struggling at 11th place in the ECAC with a roster that includes 26 freshmen and sophomores. The Crimson outshot the Black Bears 58-17, with more than half of Harvard's shots coming in the second period.

Harvard 4, New Hampshire 2

DURHAM, N.H.--Although the final statistics indicate that this was another evenly matched game between two of the best programs in collegiate women's hockey, it wasn't that close.

Harvard jumped all over UNH with three goals in the first period on Saturday at the Whittemore Center, and the Crimson held on for the victory by cycling the puck on offense and relying on Kuusisto on defense in the final two periods.

Despite falling behind 3-1 in the first, the Wildcats scored two power play goals and kept the record regular-season crowd of 1,878 in the game. But UNH did not have enough offensive firepower to narrow Harvard's two-goal margin, and the Crimson defeated the Wildcats for the fifth consecutive time.