Despite beginning the weekend ranked higher than the Wildcats in the national standings, Harvard's losses to Providence and Dartmouth earlier in the season and recent non-league action in the Beanpot placed it one spot behind the third-place Wildcats in the ECAC points column.

Shewchuk hit the eventual game-winner with her second goal of the evening at 18:20 of the second period. Shewchuk took a pass from Botterill and found the rope after junior Angie Francisco found Botterill in the middle.

Harvard's first-period performance indicated that it was out to right the league standings and continue its strong play as the playoffs approach quickly.

The Crimson dominated the first period against last year's runner-up in the AWCHA Championship, outshooting the Wildcats 18-4 in the opening frame while building a 3-0 lead before the first intermission.

Junior winger Kiirsten Suurkask tipped senior defenseman Christie MacKinnon's shot from the point past UNH goalie Jen Huggon to make it 1-0 at 8:53. Huggon won last week's ECAC Rookie of the Week for her 29-save performance last weekend against Maine and Dartmouth, but could not handle the Crimson's first period onslaught.

MacKinnon's shot was one of the many from the point as Harvard pelted the UNH net with a combination of tight passing through the slot and patience along the top of the zone.

Offensive production from the Crimson's second line had been spotty lately, and Suurkask's opening goal was a welcome sign at the start of a period that saw the Crimson control the middle of the ice and mount a concerted offensive effort in the Wildcat zone.

Botterill, who earned the Beanpot MVP two weeks ago after notching the game-winner against Northeastern in the first overtime of the championship game, struck five minutes later after freshman winger Kalen Ingram found her center in front of the net.