Stanford shut down Harvard’s offense, handing the team its fifth shutout in eight games.

The Cardinal jumped out of the gate, scoring in the first 90 seconds of the game. But the Crimson kept the score close for the rest of the half, though Stanford still outshot the team, 8-2, in the first 35 minutes.

Harvard’s defense couldn’t hold the nationally-ranked team in the second half, and its offense could not get anything going against a Cardinal team that has allowed more than two goals just twice this year.

“I think we had a little bit of a rough time against Stanford,” Kucharczyk said. “We played a really great first half, and then we had trouble coming back after they scored their second goal.”

Stanford took 14 shots in the second half and held the Crimson shotless in the same time period.

For the first time since last season, Tassopoulos allowed more than four goals in a game. She did manage 11 saves to tie her season high in that category.

“We played them really well in the first half—it was only 1-0,” Tassopoulos said. “I think in the second half, we got caught back on our heels, and they were able to get more scoring opportunities and, unfortunately, they were able to capitalize on pretty much all of them.”

—Staff writer E. Benjamin Samuels can be reached at samuels@college.harvard.edu.