Against Providence (12-5-2, 7-4-2), which leads the ECAC with a 1.64 GAA, Harvard tallied five scores after the halfway mark of the second period. Three of these strikes came against Friar goalie Amy Quinlan, who had been leading the nation with a 0.77 GAA and a .967 save percentage.

The wins preserved the Crimsons hold on the top spot in the ECAC with 22 points, one better than second-place Dartmouth.

Harvard 7, Providence 4

On Saturday night, Providence tried its best to slow down the explosive Harvard offense with its punishing defense.

That strategy worked for the first half of the game. But then the Crimson proved that it takes more than clutching and grabbing to shut down its offense.

Harvard scored five goals against two different Providence goaltenders in just over 30 minutes to defeat the Friars 7-4.

It took the Crimson the first 30 minutes of the game before it found its offensive rhythm. But once it did, Providence had no answer for stopping the Crimson, who enjoyed good games from Botterill (hat trick), as well as forwards Angie Francisco and Kalen Ingram (two goals each).

The Friars led as late as the 2:28 mark of the second period when they held a 3-2 lead. Earlier in the stanza, with the score tied 2-2, Providence had been able to take advantage of Crimson senior defenseman Jamie Notman slipping while trying to get back on defense.