“They kept us in the neutral zone well,” Hagerman said. “I think they wanted to tire us out because they kept on dumping the puck and forcing us to make mistakes.”

Harvard managed a more successful defensive outing then it had this weekend, but there was still room for improvement.

“We did a fair job of keeping them outside, but we didn’t pick up trailers as much as we should have,” Hagerman said. “We’re going to have to do that when we play UNH on Friday.”

Senior Alison Kuusisto earned the victory in net after making 25 saves, including a stop on a near-breakaway from the Huskies in the first period.

“Hats off to Ali for playing a great game,” Hagerman said. “And that one goal was something she couldn’t have prepared for.”

Harvard’s next two games at UNH (11-3-1) at 7 p.m. on Friday and Maine (7-7-1) at 2 p.m. on Sunday are its last non-conference games outside of the Beanpot. The Crimson has won all six games in its school history against Maine and eight straight against UNH. Though the Wildcats have a higher national ranking, they have no wins against teams in the current top 10.