Trying to get the puck out if its own zone, the Crimson surrendered an errant pass in front of the net to Big Green winger Carly Haggard, who easily beat Kuusisto upper right from point-blank range to tie the game at 2-2.

Delivered a stunning blow, the Crimson quickly recovered and dented the scoreboard at 19:04. Botterill, also absent from the first four games due to commitments with Team Canada, recorded her first goal of the season off assists from Suurkask and Shewchuk with a cannon shot from the top of the left circle.

With the Crimson leading 3-2 with a few seconds left in the second and looking to carry the lead into the third, Dartmouth once again sent Harvard reeling.

Twenty seconds after Botterill's goal, Big Green forward Kristen King retrieved a rebound after a couple of shots from Haggard and Bredin and beat Kuusisto to her right side to once again tie the game, this time at 3-3, entering the third period.

"It was heartbreaking to have such a short lead," Francisco said.

Dartmouth goaltender Amy Ferguson played well for the Big Green and made several big saves, especially in the third period when the Crimson tried to claw back into the game, including stops on a couple of breakaways.

"We came out flying [in the first], but then had a little bit of a let down," Botterill said. " We should have had many of those rebounds."