Ruddock was given the start yesterday after Harvard Coach Katey Stone went with Kuusisto in the opener.

“I think Allison did a great job against Colgate,” Hagerman said. “Jessica, I think, is our No. 1 goalie right now, and she played great. Each day they’ll battle for it.”

Harvard 1, Colgate 1 (OT)

The Crimson went up 1-0 when Red Raider freshman goaltender Rebecca Lahar coughed up a rebound—on a shot from Hagerman—that junior defenseman Pam Van Reesema finished.

But Lahar would not make another costly mistake. Harvard could not find the net in a scoreless second period, despite outshooting Colgate, 15-2.

The Red Raiders made Harvard pay for its missed opportunities when Colgate’s Cheryl Setchell finished on a three-on-two rush to tie the game with just under eight minutes left.

Lahar allowed that score to stand for the rest of the afternoon.

“[Lahar] is a freshman, so no one had seen her,” Hagerman said. “We really tested her early. We had 76 shots, 14 were blocked, 17 missed the net and we had 45 on goal. We didn’t hold back. We really went after her.”

Although Saturday’s game was Harvard’s season opener, it was Colgate’s fifth game of the year. As in nearly every other sport, Ivy teams start their seasons later than all other teams.

“[The scheduling] was definitely a factor,” Hagerman said. “We had to jump right into it. They knew where all their teammates were. You could tell that we were a little shaky with our poisitioning and our defensive zone coverage.”

Colgate continued to play strong against the Ivies on Sunday, falling to Brown by a score of 2-0.

Saturday’s game marked the debut for seven Harvard freshmen, who nearly outnumber the nine returning players on the team.

“It’s pretty exciting,” said Corriero about her debut. “It’s one of the most fun weekends I’ve had playing hockey.”

The freshmen could not get on the board for the first game of the season, but they came through in game two, and showed their potential for the season to come.