But the visitors made an exciting comeback in the next inning with consecutive solo home runs by Shaw and Lange.

The Crimson held onto its 2-1 lead for nearly the remainder of the contest and was one strike away from victory, when the Badger's Stephanie Peace smashed a three-run home run to give Wisconsin a 4-2 lead. An insurance run then brought home Badger Jennifer Kruger, and Harvard, unable to score in the bottom of the seventh, lost, 5-2.

It was the first loss of the year for Brown who, before yesterday, had pitched the Crimson to all six of its victories.

"Rachel was outstanding for us," Macadam said. "Wisconsin just really stole the game from us in the end. But it was a really good game, a tough battle. We stuck with them and had them for a long time, but they just stole it back from us in the bottom of the seventh with two outs, two strikes. It was a tough loss."

The Crimson has a chance to redeem itself this Thursday when it faces off against Wisconsin in its first game at the San Diego Classic II.

"We're so excited we get to play Wisconsin again," Macadam said. "We had them beat for the majority of the game, and now we know we can play with them absolutely. We know what we're up against, and we know we can beat them."