“[Baskind] was feeling it,” Leone said. “She had a fantastic night. It was kind of a whole team effort, but Mel had a career night.”

Baskind finished off her night with an assist two minutes later, firing a ball off the goalie that Conigliaro recovered and sent past Watson for the Crimson’s third goal in just 5:22 of play.

“We just got a good flow going and went along with it,” Baskind said. “We were hungry for goals.”

Millet and the rest of the Harvard defense preserved the lead for the remainder of the contest.

The Tigers—who entered the contest averaging 1.29 goals per game—were limited to just five shots on goal over the course of the match. Millet denied each of the attempts, picking up the second shutout of her career, while holding Princeton to zero goals for the fourth time this season.

“The defense was unbelievable,” Baskind said. “I think we’re finally putting it together. We just kind of clicked [on Saturday].”

With the win, the Crimson keeps its hopes of an Ancient Eight championship alive.

With two Ivy games left on its schedule, Harvard currently sits in a tie with Princeton for third place in the conference standings with nine points—one point behind Columbia and Penn, which share the top spot.

“We’ve got to keep that hope alive, and the only way we can do that is by playing well,” Leone said.

—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.