"[Witton] did an excellent job of keeping us in the game," Allard said.
The Harvard offense, however, struggled to provide her with any run support.
"In the first game, we didn't hit the ball at all," Allard said. "We were swinging from our heals, and we weren't aggressive at the plate at all."
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The Crimson did manage to put a scare in the Eagles in its last turn at bat, as Harvard attempted a rally against the closer Shull.
With one out, junior Jen Crusius legged out an infield hit and Springer singled up the middle to put the tying run on base.
Shull, however, got Thoke to fly out to right for the second out, and after pitching around Koppel to load the bases, got sophomore Monica Montijo to ground out to end the game.