Brown attacker Rebekah Rottenberg scored a goal on a free position to start the second half and followed her strike with another score a few minutes later.
Harvard's lead, at one time four goals, was whittled down to one as Brown took advantage of Harvard's fatigue to tighten the score to 8-7.
"We suffered from a mental and physical lapse in the first part of the second half," Harper said. "We began taking poor shots and the shots we put on goal just weren't going in."
As the second half wound down, Harvard was in danger of letting the game slip away. It was clear that the Crimson needed some rallying point and source of momentum.
That source of momentum came in the form of freshman goaltender Nora Guyer.
Over the final minute and a half, as the Bears poured on the offensive intensity, Guyer rose to the occasion to stop three potentially game-tying shots.
"Nora has great poise for a freshman," Kleinfelder said. "She doesn't rattle easily and really kept us in the game."
Guyer, in her humble manner, defers the credit for the phenomenal defense to her teammates.
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