A Sturdy three-pointer keyed a 7-0 Harvard run to tie the game at 10-10, but the Crimson would soon be victim to an 11-0 Crusader spurt, capped by a three-pointer by Amanda Abraham, who shot 5-of-6 from long distance en route to a game-high 21 points.

After Crimson freshman forward Kate Ides hit a free throw, Holy Cross extended its lead to 16 as Elisa Zawadzkas hit a jumper with 8:26 left in the half.

The Crusaders got the lead to 17 before Harvard began working its offense, cutting the lead to 11 at the half after Gates hit a three-pointer and sophomore Lindsay Ryba hit a lay-up off an Ides dish.

That Crimson momentum carried over into the second half as Johnson re-entered the game for a lay-up off a Gates assist and a free throw from the ensuing foul one minute into the second.

After senior guard Courtney Egelhoff hit a jumper and Sturdy spotted up from beyond the arc, Harvard found itself down by three with 17:48 left to go.

Around five minutes later, Ides took a high-low pass from Johnson and hit a bucket under the basket to tie the game at 49-49 with 13:09 to go.

Abraham hit a jumper to put Holy Cross up by two, but Kelley then hit a three-pointer to give the Crimson its first--and only--lead of the game, 52-51 with 11:46 to go.