Harvard ended the game in the bottom of the fifth, with a little help from the Princeton defense.
McKendry led off the inning with her second double of the day. After sophomore Sarah Koppel moved her to third with a single, the Princeton defense chose to throw home on a grounder by Springer.
The throw beat McKendry to the plate, but she made a perfect slide away from the tag of Princeton catcher Vicki Siesta. That stretched the lead to 6-1.
Harvard scored the final three runs on Princeton errors. Senior Jessie Amberg popped the ball to short, where the ball was dropped, then thrown past the first the baseman. Two more Harvard runs scored.
For the final insult, Godfree hit a short ground ball in front of the plate with the bases loaded. While freshman Monica Montijo was forced out at home, Siesta sent the ball past the first baseman into right field while going for the double play. Amberg came around to score, and the game was over.
"They struggled [defensively]," Allard said. "We hit the ball enough to win, but they definitely helped us."
Harvard 6, Princeton 2
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