Sophomore Sarah Koppel took Colleran's 2-2 offering over the left field fence, hitting her sixth home run of the season. Following a strikeout, third baseman Crystal Springer singled. The Terriers struck out one more before senior Jessie Amberg singled, putting Springer on second. With two on and two out, Whitton was unable to capitalize, flying out to left field for the final out.
Despite its lack of offensive production, Harvard used its own pitching prowess to stay close to the streaking Terriers. In addition to Thoke's strikeouts, the Crimson tagged on six more.
Ultimately, though, a stronger Terrier team, rife with pitching, didn't have much of a problem keeping the Crimson at bay.
It also appeared as if Harvard wasn't focused on the immediate game.
"Mentally, we weren't all there," Godfree said. "We were looking ahead to Thursday."
Harvard resumes Ivy play against Dartmouth tomorrow, aiming for the league title.
On Saturday, Harvard will travel to New Haven to make up Ivy games against Penn and Yale before returning home Sunday to face Princeton.