With those scores, Harvard led 5-0 at the break, marking the first time this season that Cornell failed to score in the opening frame.
“I thought [the defenders] did their job,” Miller said. “[Junior] Sam McMahon did a really good job on [attacker Libby Johnson], turning her down and just containing her. They worked together really well.”
While the Crimson struck first in the second, the Big Red did not give up without a fight, responding with a 3-1 run to cut Harvard’s lead to four.
But the Crimson’s defense clamped down from there, and Cyr iced the game with 4:45 left, when she cut up the middle alone and netted her first career goal.
Cornell added one final score, but its total output of four was the lowest surrendered by Harvard since Mar. 18, 2007.
—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.