But Harvard could not complete the comeback.
While the Crimson managed to make it a close contest at the end, things really got away from the home team midway through the contest.
After going up 5-3 courtesy of a goal from freshman Micaela Cyr with 10:34 left in the first half, things began to unravel.
Dartmouth’s Kristin Goldberg answered just moments later, sparking a 4-0 run for the Big Green over the next five minutes of play.
Cyr kept things from getting out of hand, scoring her second goal of the contest off a free position shot just 15 seconds before the break.
But the Dartmouth offense picked up right from where it left off, notching three straight scores in the opening 5:10 of the second frame to put the visitors ahead, 10-6.
Despite the late rally, the four-goal deficit was too much to overcome.
The loss drops Harvard into a tie with Brown for sixth place in the conference standings with one league contest remaining.
—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.