Northwestern wasn't finished cashing in on its extra out. The next Wildcat batter slapped an RBI single up the middle to tie the game, 6-6.

In the bottom of the sixth, a double and a Crimson error put Harvard in a second-and-third, no-out jam. Wildcat Brett Nakabayashi hit a sacrifice fly to left to give Northwestern its first lead of the day.

The Harvard defense fell apart from there. With a runner at third and one out, the Crimson psyched out Wildcat Rane Gunderson at third and caught her in a rundown. When the ball made its way to Springer, she chose to chase the runner home. Upon realizing that Gunderson was a bit faster than she expected, Springer threw the ball to junior Mairead McKendry at home, but the throw merely ricocheted off of McKendry's face, and Gunderson scored.

Northwestern would put another run across on a throwing error by co-captain Deborah Abeles. The Crimson bats silently went down one-two-three to close out the game. There was no magic left after the demoralizing events of the previous two innings.

It was a bitter ending to a game that had begun so promisingly.

"We came out very strong and ready to play," Allard said. "I was happy to see them swing their bats very aggressively."

Whitton and Godfree set the tone for Harvard's hitting that day. Whitton drove the second pitch of the game over the head of the Wildcat left fielder, and Godfree followed with a single up the middle. The Crimson was unable to capitalize, but it was the beginning the team needed after such a terrible loss the night before.