Stanford did not waste time putting points on the board as the Cardinal's Anne-Marie Keenan scored on sophomore goalkeeper Danielle McCarthy 16 seconds after the opening whistle. Kelly Shouey added another goal, and Harvard found itself down 2-0 two minutes into the first quarter.

Crimson tri-captain Leslie Bennett cut the lead in half less than a minute later with the first of three tallies on the afternoon, but Stanford put up five unanswered goals in the next seven minutes of play. Harvard was outscored by three in each of the first two quarters, and trailed 9-3 at the half.

Stanford never looked back. Shouey and Dani Bell outscored the Crimson by themselves, finishing with three goals apiece. Crimson sophomore drivers Christine Meiers and Natasha Magnuson and freshman Jane Humphries added a goal apiece, but Stanford outscored Harvard 8-3 in the final two quarters to seal the win.

The Crimson did manage to hold Stanford scoreless for the final five minutes, but the game was already out of reach.

Hawaii 12, Harvard 6

The Crimson's first consolation game was decided much later in the contest, but the end result was the same: Harvard's win total remained at 17.

But the Crimson left it all out in the pool against the higher-ranked Wahine (21-15). Humphries scored twice in the opening quarter, including a strike with 5:38 left that deadlocked the contest at 3-3. Hawaii's Lisa DeRossi and Karen Umemura scored later in the quarter to give Hawaii a two-goal lead.

The Crimson defense, which had carried Harvard through the Eastern Championships a week earlier, shone in the second quarter. Harvard held Hawaii to a lone goal in the period. However, the Crimson was unable to get points on the board itself. Unable to capitalize on several break opportunities, the Crimson was held scoreless for a full seven minutes, and faced a 6-3 deficit at halftime.