VanderMeulen assisted Tetreault on her third goal of the night, and with only 13 seconds remaining, Petropulos scored one last time to lead Harvard to a 10-6 victory.

The Crimson ended the night outshooting Holy Cross, 30-22, and with eight turnovers compared to the Crusaders’ 15.

Though the Harvard defense lost the battle in saves, 11-7, it ended the night without allowing Holy Cross’s leading scorer, Kat Sutton, to find the net once, putting a stop to her 43-game scoring streak.

Despite the win and defensive achievement, the Crimson felt it could have come out stronger.

“Holy Cross is a good team,” tri-captain Sam McMahon said. “But we eased our way in, and didn’t really have that much energy. We needed to pick that up in the second half, and we were just kind of slow to start and made some turnovers. Still, in the end, we focused and got the job done.”

“I think we weren’t really ready for the type of game they were playing but I think we adjusted well and still came out with a win,” Newman added.