In the game's closing moments, Cahill was pulled from the Dartmouth net, and Botterill had a chance at a loose puck just inside the blueline, but she could not gain enough control to put a shot on the open net.

Botterill downplayed any disappointment over the streak's conclusion.

"I felt good out there and I still enjoyed the game," Botterill said. "There were some great goals scored today--Tammy had a great one, Kalen had a beautiful one--and my team played a fantastic game."

The Crimson finished 2-2 on the season against the Big Green, a considerable improvement over last season when Dartmouth swept all three of its games against Harvard.

The consolation loss left Dartmouth with a fourth-place finish in the Frozen Four after being ranked No. 1 for the duration of the season.

"The toughest thing about this game is that it's the end for six players whose leadership brought this program to where it is, and that certainly stings," said Dartmouth Coach Judy Parish Oberting.

Dartmouth's finish in the national tournament was surprisingly worse than the third-place showing of the previous season. Last year, the Big Green snuck into the tournament as the bottom seed ahead of Harvard, despite having twice as many losses as the Crimson and trailing in every selection criteria other than head-to-head play.

Minnesota-Duluth 6, Harvard 3