"I think they're a little out of sync," Stone said. "They're not ready to go. I think they need some more time playing in a Harvard jersey."

But Shewchuk was far less critical of the departure than her coach.

"I know our line still has a lot of things to work on," Shewchuk said. "It's really nice to be back in a Harvard uniform. It's nice whenever you come back."

The top Crimson line was effective early on. Francisco, now Harvard's leading scorer, came across uncovered in front of the net, and slapped home a pass from Botterill to put the Crimson up 1-0, 3:06 into the game. Francisco scored her second goal at 7:52 in the first, when stuck a rebound off a MacKinnon shot into an open part of the net.

Late in the second period, Shewchuk scored the 100th goal of her career. After a Francisco shot, everyone on the ice except Shewchuk lost sight of the puck. Catching Brewer off-guard, she drove the shot into the open far side of the net.

"It was just sitting there for the rebound," Shewchuk said. "It was a nice one to get."

Apparently, Shewchuk used up all of her dramatic goals playing for Canada last week, as she scored the game-tying goal against the US that forced an overtime shootout which the Canadians won.