“You can either demoralize yourself of you can just say, ‘Hey, let’s go, let’s go get ourselves another goal,’” Stone said. “We just have to keep playing our game...it’s just a matter of staying focused for the entire time it takes to win the game.”
This is the second straight game in which Harvard has recorded over 40 shots while keeping its opponent to under 20, a straightforward formula for victory.
Despite the help from her defense, sophomore goaltender Laura Bellamy made 13 saves on the night, many coming at key moments in the game.
The undefeated opening weekend—with a tie on Friday and win on Saturday—gives the young Crimson team a positive start from which to assemble a successful season.
“I hope [the weekend] is something to build on,” Stone said. “We have a lot of young kids in a lot of key spots...but, as a result [of this weekend], we’ve gained a lot of confidence.”
—Staff writer B. Marjorie Gullick can be reached at gullick@college.harvard.edu.