During halftime, Harvard altered its defense and returned to the field with a dominate presence on the defensive end. The Bears struggled to shake the aggressive Crimson defense and took only two shots within the first 25 minutes of the second half.

In addition to the defensive adjustment, the Crimson underwent an offensive reform during the break as well.

In the second frame, Harvard—which entered the contest 21st in the country and first in the Ivy League in scoring offense—began to produce offensively.

Over a period of nearly 23 minutes, the Crimson scored seven goals and pushed to a 12-7 lead.

Tetreault continued towards her game-leading total of five goals for the night, notching the first two scores of the second half and tying the game at 7-7.

Just over two minutes later, sophomore Nina Kucharczyk chipped in a point to give Harvard its first lead, 8-7, since five minutes into the game.

“Nina’s incredibly fast and really used her speed to her advantage,” Baskind said. “The more confident she gets, the more goals she’s going to put in for us.”

In the next 10 minutes, VanderMeulen and Baskind completed the Crimson’s 7-0 run. Each player found the back of the net twice, with VanderMeulen’s two scores sandwiching Baskind’s back-to-back set.

Brown put itself back up on the board, scoring twice more in the remainder of the half, but the Crimson lead proved insurmountable when the game concluded, 12-9.

With the victory, Harvard passes the halfway point through the toughest part of its season.

Only two nationally ranked teams are left on the calendar, which was deemed the 14th most difficult schedule in Division I. Still, Harvard looks forward to only more successes and recovery on the horizon.

“We’re dealing with some injuries right now, but looking forward to the rest of our games and having everyone step up and make up for who’s not out there,” Baskind said.