The Princeton women’s hockey team’s charade is over. At season’s end, the Tigers (15-13-3) stood above Harvard (20-10-2) in the ECAC North standings. But any doubt as to who was the superior team was put to rest this weekend as Harvard swept Princeton 2-0 (3-2, 3-1) in the ECAC North quarterfinals.

Only the fine play of Princeton sophomore Megan Van Beusekom, the First Team All-Ivy goaltender, kept the Tigers in the games, as the close scores belied Harvard’s dominance.

Despite trailing early in the first game, the Crimson outshot the Tigers 44-21 to win the opener 3-2. Though the score was tied at one going into the third period of game two, the Crimson would ultimately hold a 43-13 shot advantage in the 3-1 victory.

With these two fine performances under their belts, the Crimson players are fired up for their semifinal match against tournament host Dartmouth on Saturday. The Big Green defeated the Crimson 3-2 twice this season.

“We’re due,” said junior center Kalen Ingram. “We can beat anyone when we’re on our game.”

Harvard 3, Princeton 1

Ingram led the way with an assist in the first and then two goals in the third as Harvard closed out the 2-0 sweep of Princeton.

Ingram broke a 1-1 tie midway through the third, redirecting sophomore winger Lauren McAuliffe’s pass into the net on a two on one.

She scored Harvard’s insurance goal unassisted with four and a half minutes remaining, simply by winning the faceoff, creating some room for herself and firing a shot into the net.

After tripling the Tigers in shots, 33-11 through two periods, it was a long time coming.

“[Van Beusekom] made some good saves,” Ingram said. “It was just a matter of time before we put one in.”

Harvard opened the scoring just after a powerplay six minutes into the game. Ingram sent the puck to freshman linemate Nicole Corriero at the point. Freshman winger Kat Sweet, now a regular on the Crimson powerplay, tipped Corriero’s shot past Van Beusekom for the goal.

Princeton senior Jessica Fedderly tied the score at the 10-minute mark of the second period, but the Tigers did not generate much offense in the second half of the game.

Harvard 3, Princeton 2

It was the North York Junior Aeros show on Friday as former select team members Corriero and Harvard freshman Ashley Banfied scored all three Crimson goals in the team’s 3-2 victory over the Tigers.