“It’s nice to have the score show your effort,” Keyser said.
Like the first quarter, neither team could capitalize in the fourth as the Bears held off a Crimson rally. Harvard had its best chance to close the gap, off a penalty shot awarded with nine seconds left, but Crimson sophomore Sarah Kennifer was unable to get it past the Brown goalie. The narrow loss gave Harvard confidence in its strong showing.
“We held our own the entire game,” Tina Codini said. “We’re only going to get better against them.”
HARVARD 17, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 2
The tournament opened with a dominating win over Connecticut College as the Crimson was able to outperform the Camels in a 17-2 decision. Harvard grabbed the early lead and never looked back. Nine different scorers contributed to the victory for Harvard.
“We did a really nice job the first quarter,” Russell said. “It had been two weeks since the team had last played. It was nice to see the intensity after the break.”