"Both teams [struggled], maybe it was just the mid-week matinee," Caples said. "But we never let Northeastern built any type of momentum. Our transfers were good. At times we could have carried a bit more, but we moved the ball with speed."

In the game's final minutes, freshman Husky forward Sarah Webber tried to create a scoring chance by applying pressure on Scott and Turck in the Harvard end. Neither had any trouble with Webber's aggression, however, and both succeeded in passing the ball far out of the Harvard zone to run out the clock and preserve the win.

The 1-0 loss was Huskies' fifth in a row. Northeastern had risen as high as 11th in the national rankings, but injuries, most notably captain Krisanne Duchemin's torn MCL, have crippled the once-powerful Husky squad.

"They lost a couple of key players from their team and they're just not the same team," Caples said.

The depleted Husky roster did not tarnish the victory for Caples. Having coached at Harvard for 13 years, she knows the significance of any kind of win over Northeastern.

"We're just learning how to beat Northeastern," Caples said. "This is the second year in a row. We've worked hard and long to get to the point where we can beat a Northeastern. Sometimes it's in your mind, the perception that they're a top ten team."

The Crimson will look to stretch its winning streak to three when it takes on winless Yale at Jordan Field on Saturday afternoon.