Zacarian credited the efforts of her teammates for the shutout.
“We really stayed consistently strong throughout the whole 70 minutes,” she said. “That was a huge goal for us this game.”
The Crimson’s first goal of the afternoon was one of two scored off penalty corners, an area in which the team has struggled this year. Pell, who leads the team with six goals this season, tipped in a pass from Maasdorp to put Harvard up 1-0 in the 17th minute.
Coach Caples was pleased to see the penalty corner attack come together.
“It’s especially nice to score off corners since that hasn’t happened yet [this season],” Caples said.
Yesterday’s victory gives the Crimson the confidence of two consecutive wins heading into its match with Princeton, which will likely decide this year’s league champion.
However, Caples still believes that it will take a lot more than the Crimson showed against the Eagles to beat the Tigers.
“We know what it takes [to beat Princeton],” Caples said. “I think a team like Princeton is gonna bring out the best in us.”
The start of Saturday’s game is scheduled for noon at Jordan Field.