Harvard 5, Dartmouth 0
After taking the first match of the weekend, the Crimson beat Big Red superstar freshman Lisa Caruso to earn the clinching victory.
Caruso-who leads Dartmouth with a 2.24 ERA and four shutouts-started out strong, quickpitching the Crimson and keeping hitters uncomfortable in the box for the first few innings.
Harvard did not get a hit until the third inning, and could not plate a run until the fifth.
In that frame, freshman shortstop Rachel Goldberg drove in pinch runner Grace Bloowell to open the scoring in the game. Bloodwell was running for designated player Chelsea Thoke, who had singled.
The scoring continued thanks to the Cooley's hot bat. Last week, she was named Ivy League Rookie of the Week for her 12-for-18 performance against Brown and then-No. 23 UMass. Cooley did not let up against Dartmouth, driving a high inside pitch over the left field wall to boost the Crimson's lead to three runs.
"We couldn't get to her early," Cooley said. "So I came up with the attitude that I wanted to start things up and make something happen."
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