It was of no use, as the Wisconsin defense held its ground, pushed the Crimson back and finally Badger defenseman Nicole Uliasz stole the puck with 55 seconds left to record the empty-net goal for the final score of 3-1.

"We played a solid sixty minutes," said Crimson co-captain Angie Francisco. "We battled but came away with a tough loss."

A large part of Wisconsin's victory was a result of the outstanding play of MacMillan. MacMillan faced 19 shots and stopped 18 of them, many of them in crucial situations.

Her presence was strongly felt in the second period, when the Crimson was trying to claw back into the game.

At 4:18, Harvard received a power play when Weiland was called for a penalty. With the Crimson firing a barrage of shots in an attempt to dent the scoreboard, MacMillan came up big between the pipes, stopping every single one of them.

Later, with one minute left in the period, Crimson senior forward Kiirsten Suurkask broke lose from the crowd and went head- to- head against MacMillan. MacMillan was undaunted and made a sprawling save to keep Harvard off the scoreboard.

"They have a real good goaltender," Stone said.

The Badgers enjoyed a good game from Weiland, who recorded one goal and two assists. Freshman forward Meghan Hunter, the nation's leading scorer, recorded two assists for Wisconsin.