Unfortunately for the Crimson, Harmeling's goal was the team's last of the half, as Brown scored five unanswered goals in a stretch that spanned halftime. The run was sparked when Juliano scored her second goal on a free position shot, but then sophomore Rebekah Rottenberg took over with two of her three goals and her first of two assists on the night.

Harvard co-captain and Ivy League scoring leader Alli Harper got the Crimson back into the scoring column when she netted Harvard's third goal with fifteen minutes left in the game. She managed the tally even after being bumped by her defender and knocked off balance.

The Crimson's momentum was short-lived, though, as a tally by Maggie Connolly restored Brown's five-goal advantage just ninety seconds later.

After another minute and a half, senior attacker Lauren Corkery beat her defender and scored, bringing Harvard within four at 8-4, but that margin was as close as the Crimson would come.

Rottenberg completed her hat trick on a free position shot with fewer than four minutes to go and, after a Meredith Goodell goal further extended the Bears' advantage, Rottenberg assisted on a score by sophomore Whitney Talbot with just seven seconds remaining.

Harvard refused to quit, though, and junior Lizzy Frisbie won the ensuing draw and passed to Harmeling, who scored her second goal of the game as time expired.

The goal was so smooth "it almost seemed like we should have been doing that from the beginning," Corkery said.