True to their nickname, however, the Minutewomen scored the tie-breaking goal at a moment's notice in the fourth quarter, and won the game 6-5.

As if to avenge the loss, the Crimson women came back to slaughter Connecticut College, 10-2. More a contest of team depth than of skill, Harvard overpowered the Camels' defense from the outset. Of the 10 Harvard goals, freshman Liz Anderson and sophomore driver Arianne Cohen, also a Crimson editor, contributed seven. Sophomore driver Kate Callaghan also came away from the game with an imposing total of six steals.

Harvard then headed to the Golden State to face the University of California at Santa Cruz and California State University at Hayward. The women turned the good weather into wins against both teams, defeating the UCSC Banana Slugs 12-6 and the Hayward Pioneers 14-2.

Gunderson, Magnuson and junior Christine Meiers scored three goals apiece in the UCSC game while freshman Elana Miller saved eleven of the Slugs' would-be goals. Harvard's winning streak fell with the temperature as the Crimson returned to the East Coast to compete in the ECAC championships at Princeton.