The Crimson did exactly what it set out to do at first. Less than three minutes into the second half, junior midfielder Tyler Petropulos pulled a spin move on a Terrier defender and scored.

Yet Boston University was unfazed and made one last push to cut into Harvard’s lead. After many fouls and back-and-forth play, the Terriers scored the next two goals in only two shots.

Boston University’s next shot came from freshman attacker Elizabeth Morse who ran down the middle and snapped one towards the goal, low and right. But junior goalie Kerry Clark came up with a save that kept the score 10-5.

Five minutes later the Terriers came up with another score, but their sixth goal ended up being their last score of the game.

“I’d say that a big thing on defense is that we were really able to stop their feeds, especially in the first half,” Clark said. “They’re a big feeding team, and we were able to stop their feeders from getting the ball.”

Besides keeping its opponent out of the net, the Crimson also finished the game on an offensive high note, scoring five straight to end the match.

“I think this game showed that when we play 60 minutes, we can take teams down,” VanderMeulen said. “I think that’s important going into our next two games and the Ivy tournament.”