"It definitely wasn't our best hockey," Harvard co-captain Angie Francisco said. " They played a great game and we didn't."

The grudge match started very well for the Crimson, who held a 2-0 lead after the first period.

Suurkask opened the scoring at 9:28 of the first. Suurkask was prowling in front of the net with the puck in the hands of Francisco on the left side of the net. Fransico quickly found Suurkask, who promptly slipped the puck past Ferguson's left pad to give Harvard the 1-0 lead.

At 15:10 of the first, Suurkask struck again, this time on the Dartmouth power play. Shortly after Shewchuk received a penalty for high-sticking, Suurkask stole the puck and flew down the ice on a shorthanded breakaway. Facing Freguson one-on-one, Suurkask rifled one over the upper right shoulder of Ferguson to give Harvard the 2-0 advantage after one period.

"We stepped on them in the first period," Francisco said.

The momentum quickly changed in the second.

At 7:00 of the second, after a shot on Kuusisto by Dartmouth winger Carrie Sekela, McCollough found the rebound in front of the net and slid it past Kuusisto's right side to cut the Harvard lead to 2-1.

Two minutes later, the Big Green surprised the Crimson once again. After Dartmouth was called for cross checking, Harvard received a power play and a chance to increase the lead.