Working the left side, Zotter dribbled down into the corner after getting a pass from midfield that put her behind the defense. Dribbling along the end line, Zotter blooped the ball into the box and found sophomore midfielder Colleen Moore, who put it away.

Although Saturday was senior day at Brown, it was Harvard that gave its seniors the best reward of all.

"Winning the Ivies in your senior year, when you're the leader and there is a lot of responsibility on your shoulders, says a lot," Harvard Coach Tim Wheaton said. "They're an amazing class--five seniors, they all start, four of them in the top-twenty all-time scoring and probably the best defender we've ever had in Jess Larson. No class deserves more to go out of here with three rings."

Among the players, however, the celebration was also a realization that there is still work to be done.

"It was nice, but we kind of look at it like we're starting over," Zotter said. "This is a new season now. It helps with seeding, but eventually we will have to play the good teams. Your past only determines whether you play the best teams early in the NCAAs or later."

Harvard women's soccer has now won seven Ivy League championships, and Saturday's win gave Crimson seniors their third Ancient Eight title of their careers.

With the crop of freshman that Wheaton has at his disposal, it might be the beginning of another long string of Ivy championships.