Bucknell got the scoring started with a two-run first inning, but the Crimson responded by scoring once in the fourth and twice in the fifth while allowing one run in the fourth to tie the game at three.
Junior Emily Henderson sparked the Harvard offense with a single in the fourth followed by three consecutive stolen bases to score the first Crimson run of the game.
“[Henderson] got on base,” Roberts said, “[and] she basically stole second, stole third, [and] stole home to get us on the board, which was really a breakthrough inning for us.”
In addition, Harvard displayed flashes of defensive brilliance, with junior Ellen Macadam’s diving catch in shallow center field resulting in a double play to end the fifth inning. The sixth inning turned into a slugfest, with the Crimson recording three runs on four hits and the Bison taking four runs to make the game 7-6.
In the top of the seventh, the Crimson managed to get two on base before senior Jennifer Francis grounded out to end the game.
“We only had the top of the seventh to come back,” Roberts said, “and we just didn’t quite have enough.”