The wins over its rivals earned Harvard its first six-win Ivy season in school history. Two days after the end of the regular season, the Crimson was awarded the at-large berth to the NCAA Tournament.

"They deserved this," Caples said. "There was a lot of respect out there for us. It's a lot harder to get an at-large bid to the tournament than an automatic bid. They should be very proud."

Harvard was well-represented on the Ivy and National Field Hockey Coaches Associations Regional All-American teams.

Co-captain Maisa Badawy and sophomore back Katie Scott were both first-team all-Ivy and first-team Regional All-American.

Badawy day-in and day-out won the key battles in the midfield, and always made the plays to lead Harvard out of its end on the attack. She scored the game-winning goal that ended an 80-minute stalemate in the pouring rain at then-No. 13 Boston College, as well as the third game-tying goal against Wake Forest.

Scott shined in the backfield all-season for the Crimson. Her skills were never more evident then when she stopped every single UMass attacker one-on-one in the seven-on-seven overtime. Scott was also a key part of Harvard's penalty corner attack. She converted for game-winners against Providence and Dartmouth late in the season.

"Katie had a terrific year," Caples said. "She's highly skilled, and she gained valuable experience this year. Our attack starts from our defense. She's a great sweeper"

Two Crimson forwards, Nagle and freshman Kate McDavitt, earned second-team all Ivy honors. McDavitt also a second-team Regional All-American.