But that was as close as Harvard would get, as it remained winless in Ivy play.

The two teams traded goals within the first minute of the second half, with Frazier breaking in alone and then Christino answering after a scramble in front of the net, but the Crimson wouldn’t score again.

Gotha stripped a Dartmouth player two minutes into the second half and carried the ball the length of the field, but Newitt blocked a Shaughnessy shot to end the threat.

With 22:21 to play, Shaughnessy beat her defender with a lightning-quick spin, but couldn’t convert as she shot wide.

The Big Green extended its lead five minutes later when Frazier found a cutting Moulin. Later, only a huge Mancini save on a point-blank shot from Frazier with less than 11 minutes remaining kept Harvard within three.

Moulin completed her hat trick, though, to double the Crimson up at 8-4 and, with 7:45 to go, added a fourth on Frazier’s second assist of the game.

Reflecting on the game, the Harvard players said it was typical of their season—an inspiring defensive effort marred by an inability to put the ball in the net.

“I think, in terms of hustle and effort, we probably outplayed them,” Gotha said. “We’re a really good team. We’re just looking to put together a game that shows the skill and talent that we have.”

The Crimson will have two opportunities to do that this weekend, as it plays at Columbia Saturday morning and then hosts California Sunday at noon.

To get its season back on track, Harvard will need to jump-start an offense that has scored 14 goals in its last three games and has reached double digits only three times this season. The players are confident they’ll be able to light up the scoreboard before long.

“We definitely have playmakers,” Mancini said. “But the main key for us right now is that we need to set each other up. We have to make other teams stop us, as opposed to stopping ourselves.”

The weather will almost certainly become consistently warmer over the next few weeks. Now, its just a question of whether the Crimson offense can follow suit.