"Kiirsten made a great play and the puck took a great bounce," Francisco said. "That was the phattest rebound I've ever seen, and it seemed like I had a day and half to put it in the net."

Later in the period, it was Ingram who joined in the offensive fireworks.

Notman shot at Quinlan and the rebound went in front of the crease. Ingram, who was amid the traffic in front, turned around and fired a wrap-around backhander that went between Quinlan's pads and made the score 6-3.

Providence stopped the bleeding momentarily by responding to

Ingram's goal with a goal 15 seconds later, as Friars winger Jackie Tamsin fired one past Ruddock to bring Providence within two goals at 6-4.

But forty seconds after Tamsin's goal, Ingram added her second of the game when her shot from behind the net went off a defenders skate and past Quinlan to make the score 7-4.

Before Boterill's heroics stole the show and gave Harvard the lead for good at the end of the second period, the story of the game centered around the extremely physical play of Providence.