The Tigers, however, roared out of halftime with four goals in the first three minutes to take a commanding 11-5 lead en route to a 15-6 victory.

Against Dartmouth, the story was all too similar. Harvard jumped in front 7-4 and held a one-goal lead at the half on the strength of two goals from sophomore Lizzy Frisbie.

Dartmouth senior Jacque Weitzel came alive after halftime, however, scoring seven of her game-high nine goals in the second half to almost single-handedly defeat Harvard in a 15-9 Big Green victory.

Although Harvard wasn't expected to win either game, the Crimson had a chance to steal both games and let those chances slip away.

The team, however, is young and will have a chance to learn from those mistakes next season.

"We were definitely a more confident team this year," Harper said.

With nine freshmen and eight sophomores, the core of the team still has two or three more seasons in it.

Leading this young bunch were the two co-captains, Harper on attack and senior Jeanne Ficociello on defense.

The loss of Ficociello and fellow senior Becca Brown will be felt deeply on defense next season.

Walton, however, should be able to tackle a larger role on defense, while Harper and fellow junior Lauren Corkery will provide experience to steer a still young attack.