UNH had staked a 4-1halftime lead on the strength of superior first-half execution, as it converted all four of its penalty corners into scores.

Junior back Kelly Stowe boomed two goals past tri-captain Anya Cowan in the cage, and assisted on two others, as the Wildcats threatened to march off Jordan in a romp.

"They have some big hitters and they were able to get some tips," Caples said. "Field hockey is a game of inches and they got some breaks on deflections."

The Crimson played grass-style hockey in the first, over-emphasizing dribbling and two-touch passes in the midfield. In the second, Harvard accentuated the one-touch and opened up the field, taking advantage of its speed and size on the turf.

Junior midfielder Maisa Badawy sparked the Crimson's winning rally with 23:11 remaining in the second half when she one-timed a cross-circle feed from Ingram past UNH keeper Amy Agulay. Badawy accelerated from the top of the circle and put her stick on Ingram's pass for her first goal of the season.

Tri-captain Katie Schoolwerth then converted a penalty corner on a clean, low shot less than one minute later, leading the reeling Wildcats to call a timeout up 4-3.

"Maisa's goal definitely sparked it," Dick said. "When she scored, we knew we could get back into it, then when Katie scored, we knew we were getting this game. We were ready for the next goal."

Dick, who had scored the Crimson's only goal in the first half, finished a spectacular run by Ingram with 6:54 remaining to tie the game at 4-4. Ingram rolled down the right sideline and cut into the circle, where she deked Agulay and fed the ball to the weak side, where Dick collected it and punched it into the open net.