Once upon a time, the Harvard women's hockey team was the best team in college hockey.

The Crimson won every title that was within its reach, the perennial ECAC regular season champion that annually brought home the Beanpot and national championship to decorate the mantelpiece. This was done by means of a humble 33-game winning streak.

During that streak, one of the many victims to feel Harvard's wrath was the then-lowly Big Green. Dartmouth faced the juggernaut Crimson in the 1999 ECAC tournament and was easily vanquished 8-1.

That game was 23 months ago, and marked the last time the Crimson would taste victory against the green-clad army of the north.

Until last Saturday.

This time around, Harvard (17-7-0, 16-3-0 ECAC) was the underdog, facing the No.1 Big Green (20-2-1, 17-2-1), a team ranked at the top spot of the polls all season and usually unanimously.

Dartmouth had only suffered one loss, a shutout to Northeastern, but this was a few days after playing four games in four days, including two games against the seemingly unstoppable U.S. National Team.

Even against the best players the U.S. has to offer, the Big Green played stride for stride with the nationals, avoiding the blowouts that most teams suffer against the powerhouse.