Harvard earned nine penalty corners in the first half and 11 on the day, but the Crimson battery was never able to find a play that worked.

Contrary to strategy from recent games, Park took a number of direct shots, as did co-captain Liz Sarles. The Crimson mixed the option in occasionally, but almost every time Harvard passed off instead of shooting directly, the play was too slow to develop.

"We went with the straight shot more, because Jane doesn't practice the straight shot as much," Caples said. "She's been getting down good shots. She's always been one of our options. Mix it up is good--keep them guessing."

The closest Harvard came to scoring in the first was on the third corner, when Park blasted the ball to the low left corner of the net, and Nesburg barely made the save. Nagle secured the rebound and crossed to McDavitt, but they just missed the connection.

Freshman keeper Katie Zacarian made nine saves on the day to earn her second consecutive shutout. She held strong early in the game when Yale, led by senior Christine Anthony, made it difficult for Harvard to escape its own end in the opening minutes. Twice, the Bulldogs sent the ball across the mouth of the net.

In the second half after the Crimson was comfortably ahead, Zacarian stopped a Suzanne Anthony shot from point-blank range. In the final minutes, Stephanie Dolmar-Connell was sprung loose on a breakaway, but Zacarian came out to the top of the circle and slid down to break up the play and preserve the shutout.

After playing eight of its first 11 games on the road, the Crimson will begin a five-game road trip, starting Wednesday night at No. 13 Boston College (8-5), fresh off a double-overtime loss to No. 8 Connecticut.

"Wednesday night will be a very big game for us," Caples said. "B.C. is a Top 20 team, and we need to learn how to win on the road."