Wheeler is also fond of her new position on the team.

“It’s like seeing the ice in a completely different way. It’s so much more of a rush than on D” she said. “As a forward, honestly I don’t really know how to play the position all that well, but it’s more about just going as hard as you can.”

The Crimson continued the powerful offensive play and kept the puck on St. Lawrence’s side of the ice for over three minutes following the goal. In the final minute of the period the Saints got a good look at the goal, but the shot bounced of Harvard’s side post to preserve the 1-0 score.

In the final frame, the speed of play picked up and the Crimson and the Saints made it a more back-and-forth game. But Harvard still held the lead and seven minutes into the period the Crimson struck again. Sophomore forward Alisa Baumgartner made a pass to Buesser who put it past St. Lawrence’s goalie Maxie Weisz and into the top right corner of the goal to make it a 2-0 game.

With five minutes left to play, the Crimson found itself in risky territory. After a pair of penalties, Harvard was facing a dangerous powerplay opportunity for its opponent, and the Saints even pulled the goalie to make it a 6-on-3 situation. But the Crimson defense held strong and stopped St. Lawrence from getting even a single shot during the penalty kill.

The good defense paid off and when the puck popped out into open space, Buesser was there to take it in for an open-net goal with just 30 seconds left on the clock to finalize the 3-0 victory.