After the Wilcats went ahead 10-8 with 14:38 remaining in regulation, Harper responded quickly with a tally 22 seconds later to pull the Crimson back to within one.

Two minutes later, Harper found the back of the net once again to pull Harvard even with the Wildcats.

Unlike the rally Harper started against Notre Dame two days before, in which she scored four goals as well, this Crimson comeback would fall short.

"Our improvements in the second half are definitely encouraging," Walton said. "We've made progress but we're still in the habit of losing it at the beginning of the second half."

Harvard held a slim 6-4 lead after the first half, but New Hampshire came out of halftime with three goals in three minutes to take a 7-6 lead and put the Wildcats ahead for the first time since early in game when they led 1-0.

"We have talked about the second half as a team," Walton said. "And most people agree its mental and physical exhaustion that's hurting us. The draws after halftime are critical, and we've lost a couple that have allowed the other team to score a couple quick goals on us."

Just 30 seconds later, however, Frisbie and Harper replied with a pair of goals a minute apart to put Harvard in front 8-7.