With her fourth hat trick of the season in the bag, Botterill assumed the role of playmaker to give Harvard an insurance goal. Thirteen seconds into the Crimson's second power play of the game, Botterill won the puck in the right circle and poked it to Francisco in the post, who sent it through Brewer's

five-hole to give Harvard an insurance goal and 4-2 lead just before the second period ended.

"Part of our role on the first line is to score, but we know we can count on our teammates to help us out," Botterill said. "We were clicking offensively and making some great passes, and it felt great to be on the ice playing for a spot in the championship game."

Harvard put the game out of reach 2:46 into the third as its top line continued to demonstrate its offensive prowess. Skating into the right corner, Shewchuk whipped the puck to Botterill behind the net, who hit Mleczko in front of the goal for the score and a 5-2 lead.

After Botterill's second goal, the Bears had fought back to tie the game at 2-2 at 14:11 of the second. Freshman winger Emily Sigman won a loose puck directly behind the Crimson goal, walked into the post and shoveled the puck under the gloves of both junior goaltender Crystal Springer and junior defenseman Courtney Smith, who was trying to help out in the crease.

Brown's first goal came 6:50 into the second after when the Bears set up after junior winger Jordan Jiskra--the team's leading scorer--narrowly missed on a shot from the slot. Brown junior defenseman Tamra Jones then swung the puck to First-Team All-ECAC linemate Tara Mounsey. From the blue line, the former U.S. Olympian sent a one-timer past Springer.

The Crimson reclaimed the lead 54 seconds later when Botterill fed Mleczko in the left corner. The national player of the year finessed her way past several defenders and around the net, where she found Botterill cutting into the crease for the hattrick score.