In the 65th minute, though, B.C. was able to break though. Eagles midfielder Sarah Rahko set up forward Katherine Halloran with a leading pass that lured Gunther out of the goal. Halloran was able to collect the pass before Gunther could smother it and she tucked it into the empty net for the equalizing tally.

Aside from that one lapse, Gunther was her usual reliable self in goal, making nine stops for the win.

She came under fire less in the extra-time sessions, as an inspired Harvard attack kept B.C. mostly on the defensive. In the first overtime period, the Crimson mounted a frenzied assault on Schaeffer, but came up just short.

Finally, in the second minute of the second overtime, Stewart was able to come through again for her second game winner of the year, and just like that, Harvard's loss to BC last year was avenged.

"With all the injuries and everything else we've faced this year, we've needed different people to step up," Wheaton said. "Meredith was the one who did it today. She was fantastic."

With the victory, the Crimson improves its winning streak to three games. Harvard also remains unbeaten in overtime games since the 1997 season, when the Crimson fell to Yale 3-2. In its nine games that have gone to extra time since then, the Crimson is 6-0-3.

This weekend the Crimson will attempt to continue its home-turf dominance at the Harvard Invitational against Cornell on Friday and Davidson on Sunday.