"A lot of great players finished their careers today at Harvard," said Harvard Coach Katey Stone. "It's not really about us winning the game today. We started to get good when these seniors and Tammy Shewchuk came to Harvard."

With four minutes left in the second period, a pass cross-ice from freshman forward Lauren McAuliffe set Ingram free on a breakaway.

"That was a great pass by Lauren," Ingram said. "She really stepped up from the third line. I've got to give her credit for sending me in all alone."

Ingram had found marginal success in one-on-one situations throughout the season, but she buried this one. Her simple deke to the right followed by a backhand past Dartmouth senior goaltender Meaghan Cahill gave Harvard the 3-2 lead for good.

McAuliffe and Ingram had played sparingly together all season, with Ingram typically on the top line and McAuliffe on the third line. A mid-game shuffle which switched them both to the second line with senior center Angie Francisco made the game-winner possible.

"We were just looking to ignite some action in different situations," Stone said. "We changed up our second line for some better positional play in the defensive zone. Right off the bat, we took advantage."

Harvard held the lead for all but 1:44 of the first period. The Crimson scored the game's first goal just one minute into the afternoon, and when Dartmouth first tied the game, it took less than a minute for Harvard to regain the lead.

"The way we approached today's game was a way for our seniors to go out with flair, flash and style," Stone said.