Dartmouth and Harvard took 10 shots a piece in the first but both failed to score.

The Crimson opened the scoring four minutes in to the second. Sweet scored on a one-timer from junior forward Tracy Catlin, who took the puck into the zone herself.

Harvard’s inability to clear the puck and take out the skater in front proved decisive.

“[Kuusisto] played the best game of her career,” Hagerman said. “She made the first and second saves on all the shots but we were just not able to pick up the trailer which was how they got two of the goals.”

Freshman Cheryl Muranko netted Dartmouth’s first goal off a rebound four minutes after Sweet’s goal.

Dartmouth took the lead when Krista Dornfried scored on a clear shot in front of the net.

The Crimson gave the Big Green a dose of its own medicine in the third period. Catlin picked up the rebound off a Hagerman shot from the point and put it past Dartmouth goaltender Amy Ferguson for her third goal in the past two games.

The deciding goal, scored with less than five minutes to play, followed a similar pattern.

Junior forward Carly Haggard, the nation’s leading scorer, scored after the third rebound in a scramble in front of the net.

“They got a lucky break at the end of the third,” Hagerman said.. “Haggard got the rebound and we were just not able to pick her up.”

Overall, Harvard outshot Dartmouth 32-27, though the Crimson were outshot 10-7 in the third period.

“Hopefully we will see them again in the playoffs and we know what it will take to beat them,” Hagerman said.

The Crimsons look forward to defending its Beanpot Championship against Boston College on Tuesday, at Northeastern. Harvard has won the title past three years.

“We’re definitely psyched going into the Beanpot finals,” Corriero said. “We know that we have to play a lot better than we did this weekend.”