This time, Harvard shifted its focus towards taking more shots, rather than waiting for the right opening.

“One of the things we talked about after the second period was we were over-passing,” Stone said. “I thought we did a great job of moving the puck coming up the ice, when it got into that tight scoring area … we kind of over-passed versus putting pucks in the net.”

The Crimson’s intensity paid off when Reber scored her second goal of the day off a cross-ice pass from Fry at the 7:46 mark in the third period.

Part of Harvard’s success came from its ability to stay out of the penalty box for its first 54 minutes of ice time. But in the final six minutes of the game, the Crimson’s skaters found their way to the penalty box, which gave the Wildcats the opening they needed to find the back of the net. Facing a 5-3 advantage, UNH’s Maggie Hunt scored with two and a half minutes left in the game.

“I’m disappointed with the fact that they got two goals because I thought we could have eliminated that,” Stone said. “Overall, we were penalty-free until the very end, which is really good for us.”

The victory was Harvard’s second in as many days, as the Crimson had defeated Providence in an away contest the night before. Harvard’s skaters now turn their attention to reading period and finals and won’t play another game until January.

“I think [performing well during reading period is] a testament to our preparation,” Stone said. “We gave them last week off so that they had plenty of time to study and rejuvenate … it wasn’t something that was a distraction to them at all.”

—Staff writer Christina C. McClintock be reached at ccmcclin@fas.harvard.edu.