Moose Krause Stadium is all the way in South Bend, Ind., but it sure felt like home for the Harvard women's lacrosse team last weekend.
Maybe it was nice to get out of the New England rain. Perhaps it helped being at a Catholic school for Easter. Regardless, the Crimson (6-5, 3-3 Ivy League) won both games in South Bend, coming from behind for a 12-10 victory over host Notre Dame yesterday after wiping out Columbia, 15-3, for a conference victory on Sunday, to snap a two-game losing streak.
Junior co-captain Alli Harper collected eight goals and four assists on the road trip. Harper continues to lead the team in both goals (21) and overall scoring (28 points). Sophomore attacker Lizzy Frisbie added six goals, and eight other players scored for the Crimson.
Harvard 12, Notre Dame 10
A goal by Notre Dame sophomore Natalie Loftus gave the Fighting Irish (5-9) a 10-8 lead midway through the second half, but the Crimson held the Irish scoreless over the final 15:35. Then the Harvard offense went to work on Notre Dame goalkeeper Tara Durkin, who made 10 saves in the loss.
Harper cut the Notre Dame lead in half with 11:47 remaining with an assist from freshman attacker Sara Burg. Attacker Jamie Hagerman, Burg's classmate who doubles as a defenseman on the women's hockey team, got the equalizer three minutes later.
Burg then set up the eventual game-winner, feeding sophomore midfielder Gretchen Puttkamer with 5:45 remaining, who found the back of the net to put the Crimson in front for the first time in the second half. Junior midfielder Megan Austin added an insurance goal two minutes later to seal the win.
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