Midway through the third period with the score tied at two, both teams appeared about even. The Huskies then did their best to dispel that idea. Harvard looked completely out of sorts as the puck never seemed to leave its zone. Northeastern moved the puck brilliantly as the Crimson defense reeled. Somehow, Kuusisto survived the onslaught for several minutes.

Yet at 13:10 of the period, Hagerman took a costly penalty. The Huskies, who had appeared to be on the powerplay even with the teams at even strength, took full advantage with White’s second goal of the game.

Hagerman got a chance to redeem herself a few minutes later on Harvard’s own power play. After receiving a pass from junior defenseman Pamela Van Reesema, she whipped a pass across the neutral zone to Catlin who skated in with one defender to beat. Instead of opting for the deke, Catlin angled to the right of the defender and fired a perfect wrist shot, beating Gunn top shelf to tie the game.

“I’ve never wanted anything as much as to win this game,” Catlin said.

“I think she’s the fastest player in the league,” Harvard Coach Katey Stone said. “She’s a sniper.”

Harvard’s snipers had the edge in scoring chances, outshooting Northeastern 8-0 in the extra frame. Overall, the Crimson outshot the Huskies 42-28.

“The great thing about the game tonight is that it gives [the team] great confidence to go on further,” Stone said.

Harvard returns to ECAC action this weekend as it travels to No. 5 Dartmouth and Vermont. The Crimson will play Boston College on Tuesday in the Beanpot final.