In particular, Harvard had difficulty clearing rebounds from the defensive zone. On more than occasion, the puck sat motionless in the crease for several seconds until Boe was able to cover it.

“We made it a little hairy for her at times,” Stone said. “Pucks too close to the net, too much of a scramble, lack of accountability. They know they need to play better.”

And the offense’s efforts were frequently disjointed and full of solo plays.

“It’s a matter of working through it and not changing your style of play,” Corriero said. “We just needed to execute what’s best for the team and not for an individual player.”

Corriero herself launched 13 shots on the evening, nearly as many as the entire Clarkson team, which took 16—all stopped by Boe. The clean sheet was Boe’s sixth of season—three of which came against the Golden Knights—and 13th in her career.

Her counterpart McDonald made 49 saves in a losing effort, including a variety of sprawling stabs that prevented a blowout.

—Staff writer Jonathan Lehman can be reached at jlehman@fas.harvard.edu.