With five minutes of possession and no goals, the Crimson looked like it was in no hurry to reach its fourth-straight Beanpot final. One reason was Harvard's open style of play that characterized the offense all night.

Instead of consistently playing the safe pass, the Crimson spent much of the first period weaving passes horizontally through B.U.'s defense, leading to a couple of great chances and some Terrier transitions.

As the game wore on, the Crimson worked deep in the corners, skating around the outside of the Terrier defense while dropping the puck along the boards in a smoothly running rotation.

The movement paid off on the Crimson's second goal. Botterill skated behind the goal and up the right board, leaving the puck for Kara Lyons.

Lyons moved back down on goal, found Francisco on the far post and the forward found the net at 9:37.

The Crimson capped the period with its third goal at 18:08, when Botterill and Francisco combined to assist forward Vanessa Bazzocchi for the sophomore's first goal of the season.

Bazzocchi started on the first line in place of Tammy Shewchuck.

Shewchuck and two other Crimson players were suspended for the evening for missing a practice without notification, according to coach Stone.