In the second half, Harvard continued to control the game, although Columbia had some better scoring chances. Ten minutes into the half, the Lions actually got the ball past freshman keeper Katie Zacarian, but junior back Sarah Luskin stopped the ball short of the goal line, and cleared it far out of the circle.

Then with thirteen minutes left, Ivy overall scoring leader Nikki Campbell--barely noticeable throughout the day--finally got a break in all alone on Zacarian from a few yards out to the left. But Zacarian calmly stood her ground and watched Campbell helplessly run into her and lose control of the ball.

Pell and McDavitt teamed up to score one of the prettiest goals of the season with just under five minutes remaining. Facing pressure at midfield on a restart near the right sideline, McDavitt fired the ball in between the last line of defenders to Pell, who was charging downfield. Starsia-Lasagna came out of the net to stop Pell, but the freshman maneuvered around the Lion keeper and placed the ball cleanly into the net for her second goal of the game and the season.

"I was really, really excited [to finally score]," Pell said. "I had a great set up on both of them. Kate, in the second half, threaded a great restart in between those two defensemen."

The freshmen were huge for the Crimson on the day, as Pell and McDavitt accounted for three goals and an assist, while Zacarian earned her seventh shutout of the season.

"[The freshman] make me work hard every day," co-captain Maisa Badawy said. "They make all of us better players. Now, look at them they're stepping up. I love our team."

The victory was especially sweet for the seniors Nagle, Sarles, and Badawy in what might have been their final game at Jordan Field. They led Harvard to its first six-win Ivy season in school history.