The comeback began 4:48 into the third period on the power play. Sophomore defender Pamela Van Reesema, after having a shot blocked, regained control and found senior winger Tammy Shewchuk open to the left of the net. Shewchuk slipped the puck across the slot where Botterill drilled it home to cut the deficit to 3-2.

Just 1:34 later Harvard tied the game. Sophomore defender Jaime Hagerman set senior winger Kiirsten Suurkask on a breakaway with a nifty pass off the boards. Suurkask had been stopped earlier on a breakaway, but on this occasion, she lifted the puck over Silva's shoulder. It was Suurkask's first goal in 17 games.

"It's nice to see Kiirsten Suurkask get a goal, because she's one of the hardest working people out there," Shewchuk said. "Especially on the second breakaway--she can miss once, but she won't miss twice. The second line is just playing wonderful, I think it's a rarity that people actually notice it."

For the entire third period and the overtime, the Crimson dominated play. Harvard outshot Northeastern 21-9 over the stretch and had plenty of chances to win before the eventual game-winner.

"We've been in that position [of trailing] before, and we knew we could handle it," Stone said. "We didn't doubt our ability to come back. We were looking for some heady play, quick shifts, and not trying to stay out there too long and do too much. Our conditioning clearly made a difference in the game."

According to Stone, the players on the Crimson third line--freshmen Mina Pell, Lauren McAuliffe and junior Vanessa Bazzochi were the unsung heroes of the victory.

"The players on the third line were the best on the ice for the first two periods of the game," Stone said. "That was the difference. They allowed our first two lines to keep their legs into the third period."