While none of its first shot attempts found their mark, Harvard was not denied for much longer. In the 65th minute, junior Melanie Baskind broke the deadlock, putting the Crimson ahead 2-1.

Baskind—who was named to the All-Ivy First Team yesterday afternoon—recovered a loose ball inside the box and kicked it to the far post for her eighth score of the year.

Harvard kept the pressure up offensively, following Baskind’s goal with shot attempts from sophomore Alexandra Conigliaro and senior Katie Kuzma, who is also a Crimson sports editor.

But the Stags denied the Crimson attempts and countered with shots of their own. With 14:01 to play, Fairfield’s Shannon Fay—the Stags’ leading goal scorer—found an opening and fired a shot at goal.

But Harvard sophomore goalkeeper AJ Millet—who entered the contest midway through the first period—was there to make the stop. Millet finished with two saves and zero goals allowed, making it more than 180 minutes of play since the keeper last allowed a goal.

“We’re really proud that [Millet] was able to improve throughout the season and have a great finish,” Leone said.

Baskind put the game out of reach in the 90th minute, scoring on an empty net with 17 seconds left to play after the Stags pulled their keeper.

While the goal may not have changed the outcome of the game, the tally marked Baskind’s ninth of the season, tying her with Sheeleigh as the Ivy League’s leading scorer.

“[Baskind and Sheeleigh] are such a great combination,” Leone said. “They played off each other so well [throughout the season]. They are always looking for each other first. It was poetic the way they finished.”

“I absolutely love playing with her,” Sheeleigh added. “We couldn’t have gone out a better way.”

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