The Harvard women’s hockey team learned this weekend that nothing is going to come easy this season.

The No. 10 Crimson (1-0-1, 1-0-1 ECAC North) opened its season with a 1-1 tie at Colgate (2-2-1, 2-2-1) on Saturday and rebounded yesterday with a 3-0 win at Cornell (0-2-0, 0-2-0).

The Red Raiders, who made the jump from D-III women’s hockey to D-I this year, managed to pull out a tie against Harvard despite being outshot 45-18.

The Crimson had more success finding the back of the net against Cornell, scoring three times on 36 shots. Two freshmen forwards, Ali Crum and Nicole Corriero, scored the first goals of their careers.

Harvard will now look to play strong in front of a home crowd next weekend. Its home opener is on Friday against Vermont, another D-I newcomer. On Saturday, longtime rival No. 2 Dartmouth comes to town.

“To win, we have to be the team that works the hardest on the ice,” captain Jaime Hagerman said. “But we still have a long way to go. The best thing is, we get to play each [ECAC North] team twice. But we’ve got to beat them the first time.”

Harvard 3, Cornell 0

Crum gave the Crimson all the scoring it would need just 3:22 into the afternoon, as sophomore goaltender Jessica Ruddock made 20 saves in net to earn the shutout.

“[Ali Crum] is a player that worked so hard for us,” Hagerman said. “Her goal came on a [shorthanded] breakaway. She had a great shot in between the goalie’s pads. It was just pure hard work.”

Corriero put Harvard up 2-0 at the 13:42 mark on the power play. The goal was set up by junior forward Kalen Ingram who won the faceoff and passed off to Corriero on the right wing. Junior forward Tracy Catlin kept a Big Red player in front to set up a screen, and Corriero shot the puck short-side past Cornell goaltender Sanya Sandahl.

Corriero’s experience in Harvard’s 6-2 win over the Toronto Junior Aeros last Friday proved to be valuable in yesterday’s game.

“It was kind of funny because it was almost identical to the goal I scored in the scrimmage last weekend,” Corriero said.

Harvard dominated the first period, outshooting the Big Red 11-1, but shots were even the rest of the way, with the Crimson holding a 21-19 advantage.

With just over five minutes remaining in the game, Catlin put home her own rebound on a two-man advantage for a 3-0 Harvard lead.

Of the Crimson’s four goals, none have come at even strength. Cornell, meanwhile, has yet to score through two games this season. The Big Red lost 5-0 to Brown on Saturday.