The Crimson struggled to control its rebounds and the Tigers did not cease to pounce on every loose puck they could find in front of the net.
“[Boe] made the first saves, but they were able to capitalize on rebounds,” Corriero said. “It’s up to us as back-forwards and defenders to clean out the rebounds.”
McAuliffe attributed the high score to a larger meltdown on Harvard’s defensive end.
“We weren’t able to get the puck out of the corners, and we didn’t get to a lot of the players as quickly as we should have,” she said. “We weren’t as effective and efficient as we should have been. We didn’t give [Boe] much of a chance.”
Unlike Princeton, the Crimson was unable to capitalize on scoring opportunities. Harvard was held scoreless in the final frame despite 20 shots on goal, while the Tigers managed two goals on four shots in the third period.
Van Beusekom stonewalled 36 Crimson shots for the victory, while Boe made 19 saves in the loss.
Harvard returns to action Tuesday, when the Crimson travels to Chestnut Hill to take on the Boston College at 8 p.m. in the 26th annual Beanpot.
—Staff writer John R. Hein can be reached at hein@fas.harvard.edu.
W. HOCKEY 5, Yale 1
at Ingalls Rink
Yale (7-9-3, 4-4-0 ECAC) 1 0 0 – 1
Harvard (14-2-1, 6-2-0 ECAC) 0 4 1 – 5
First Period: Y, Sharun (unassisted), 8:16. Second Period: H, Chu (Corriero, McAuliffe), :45 (pp). H, McAuliffe (Corriero, Cahow), 7:30. H, Corriero (McAuliffe), 9:41. H, Chu (McAuliffe, Johnston), 19:10. Third Period: H, Ruggiero (Sweet, Solley), 3:34. Shots: Y 6-6-7 19, H 16-16-10 42. Powerplay: Y 0-3, H 2-6. Goalies: Y Love (42-37), H Boe (19-18). A: 1335.
W. HOCKEY 3, Princeton 6
at Hobey Baker Rink
Princeton (12-5-0, 5-3-0 ECAC) 2 2 2 – 6
Harvard (13-2-1, 5-2-0 ECAC) 2 1 0 – 4
First Period: H, Ruggiero (Chu), 1:39 (sh). P, Pearce (Brown), 13:34. H, McAuliffe (Banfield, Chu), 15:49 (pp). P, Keady (Pearce, Maglione), 18:19. Second Period: P, Keady (unassisted), 3:14. H, Corriero (Weaver, Chu), 13:39. P, Pearce (Stewart), 16:37. Third Period: P, Stewart (Anderson), 5:23. P, Anderson (unassisted), 17:42. Shots: P 13-8-4 25, H 8-11-20 39. Powerplay: P 0-6, H 1-8. Goalies: P Van Beusekom (39-36), H Boe (25-19). A: 723.