With the Crimson down 2-1 in the bottom of the sixth, junior Sarah Koppel singled to right off of Zitarelli and narrowly beat out the throw to start the rally. Sophomore Grace Bloodwell came in to pinch run, and co-captain Mairead McKendry moved her over to second with a successful bunt.

Freshman second baseman Sara Williamson's liner was snagged in the outfield, but the speedy Bloodwell managed to get to third on the play, leaving the tying run 60 feet away with two outs.

Junior outfielder Lisa Watanabe then attempted to bunt the runner home, and laid down a sacrifice that appeared to do the job. As Bloodwell crossed the plate, Zitarelli fielded the bunt and threw to Kristen Hricenak at first. The ball appeared to pull Hricenak off the plate but Watanabe was called out, nullifying the tying run.

That was the best opportunity the Crimson would get as Zitarelli pitched a 1-2-3 seventh to cap off her performance. The senior scattered five hits to lead the Big Red out of Cambridge with the split.

Cornell got the only runs it needed in the fourth inning. With one on and one out, Harvard sophomore Tiffany Whitton unleashed a pitch that Hricenak sent over the wall in left for a 2-0 lead.

The Crimson rallied in the bottom of the frame. With two outs and nobody on, freshman second baseman Sara Williamson doubled to center. Watanabe brought her home with a sharp single to get Harvard's only run.

Whitton finished with eight strikeouts in six innings, and Thoke pitched a perfect seventh.