Co-captain Beth Zotter led the charge offensively for the Crimson. Just eight minutes into the match, the senior forward dribbled the ball to the left side of the box and boomed a shot toward the goal. Only a diving save from Lions' goalie Ali Ahearn kept the game scoreless.

Just two minutes later, Zotter received a pass from freshman midfielder Bryce Weed near the goal, but her shot went wide right, as Harvard saw another scoring opportunity slip away.

The Crimson continued to apply pressure to Columbia, but it was to no avail, as Harvard entered the intermission with the score still 0-0.

"Sometimes it can be frustrating when you have chances and don't put them away, but we felt it was going to come and we just had to keep doing what we were doing." Wheaton said. "We didn't need any major changes, just to keep doing what we were doing and just get that little edge on to go grab the goals, and I think that we did that."

Harvard finally broke through in the second half, netting both of its goals in the first 15 minutes of the frame.

"By halftime we were really eager to get goals. We emphasized coming out very aggressive in the first 15 minutes," Zotter said. "We had also worked on taking shots from all over the field to test their keeper, which has been a weakness for them in the past, so we felt confident that if we kept up the pressure we would get one in."

And just five minutes into the second half the Harvard finally did just that.