Botterill connected with Shewchuk for the winger's first goal of the night a few minutes later, extending the Crimson's lead to 4-1 at 9:07.

The Wildcats wasted little time in recalling the resiliency that put them in the AWCHA championship last year and has made them tough all season. Despite Shewchuk's quick answer to the Wildcats' first goal, UNH struck back quickly on winger Tina Carrabba's goal at 11:08, assisted by line mates Carisa Zaban and Samantha Holmes, making it 4-2 with a lot left on the clock.

The momentum moved further towards the visitors when the Wildcats' top line struck again four minutes later. Holmes and Carrabba connected to feed Zaban to close the Crimson lead to one goal at 15:32.

Shewchuk closed the period with her second goal, putting the Crimson up for good.

After a first period dominated by the Crimson, UNH had leveled the shot count at 11-11 in the second and continued to outshoot Harvard into the third period. Efforts would be futile, though, as the Crimson looked comfortable behind its two-goal lead at the start of the final frame.

The Wildcats got a scare when Huggon took a nasty spill in the eighth minute and had to be taken to a local hospital for examination. Huggon appeared to be all right according to reports later in the game.

With Huggon gone, the Wildcats put Alicia Roberts in the net only to pull her in the final minute to try to erase the Crimson's two-goal lead.

The move paid off when Holmes beat Springer at 19:23, but Francisco and Shewchuk combined to knock the puck out of the Crimson zone after the ensuing face-off, and Ingram skated on to the fleeing disc to seal the Crimson win with only 23 seconds left in the game.