The snow hasn't even melted, but the Harvard women's lacrosse team is already red hot.

The Crimson (2-0) stayed perfect on the season with a 14-11 victory over Boston College yesterday.

Captain Alli Harper was in on 10 of the Crimson's 14 goals, scoring a career-high eight and assisting on a pair.

"She just played so well today," said senior Lauren Corkery. "If she is going to be able to score like that, we are just going to give her the ball and let her go."

Harvard took a 7-5 halftime lead but was not able to pull away. The Eagles kept the game close into the final minutes and surprised the Crimson players a little bit with their resilience.

"B.C. was definitely tougher than they were last year," Corkery said. "We had heard that a couple of the girls on their team had quit and didn't really know what to expect. But we pulled ahead and were able to hang on."

The Crimson faced B.C. in its inaugural game on Jordan Field last year, sending the Eagles down to defeat by a four goal margin, 13-9.

The story on the field yesterday was Harper, however, who was able to remain in man coverage for most of the day and exploit the Eagles' weaknesses.