Before Botterill's goal snapped a 1-1 tie, the two teams had failed to take advantage of a combined seven power plays. Both teams committed three penalties in the first period alone, yet the opening twenty minutes saw no scoring.

It was not until 10:24 in the second period that the Crimson finally drew first blood.

Ruggiero initiated the scoring play, unleashing one of her blistering trademark slapshots from the top of the right circle. The puck bounced off the pad of Brewer and found a perfectly positioned Botterill in front of the net who flicked it into the goal.

"[The second goal] was very similar to the first," Botterill said. "Ruggiero rushed it down and took an incredibly powerful slapshot and Brewer again made a pad save. It was a really hard rebound, but I was in the right place at the right time."

The Bears failed to answer that period, but with just 1:23 expired

in the third, Brown pounced on a rebound of its own, as junior forward Kathleen Kauth knocked home the puck off a shot by junior forward Patricia Long.

That score, however, would be the lone tally for Brown on the afternoon, as Harvard netminder Crystal Springer went on to finish with 24 saves in the game.