The Crimson came out of the timeout firing, outshooting the Big Green 9-0 over the next 9:10 of play. But Harvard was unable to find the back of the net, as Giovanniello came up with four saves during the stretch.

“I think we played against a really good goalie last night,” Baskind said.

With 8:30 left in the first half, VanderMeulen finally snuck one past Giovanniello, scoring off a free-position shot.

The Big Green responded, rattling off three scores in less than two minutes to grab the commanding 7-2 advantage with 4:50 to play, and Dartmouth went into the break leading, 8-4.

Harvard, which has trailed at halftime in five of its nine wins this season, appeared ready to mount another comeback when VanderMeulen notched her second score of the game early in the second period.

But Collins won the ensuing draw control for the Big Green and raced to the Crimson goal where she finished an unassisted score in 17 seconds.

It took just 16 more seconds for Collins to record her next score, as she finished a pass from Kristen Goldberg to put Dartmouth ahead, 10-5.

Things kept going downhill for the Crimson from there, as the Big Green continued on its 6-1 run that featured three scores from Meyer.

Meyer notched Dartmouth’s last tally of the night with 12:27 to play, finishing a pass from Bennett. A late score from VanderMeulen made the final score 14-7.

The Crimson women will put the biggest loss of its season behind them and will focus on the task ahead.

“We’re really excited about the opportunity to face them again,” Baskind said. “As frustrated as we are, I think it would be a lot more frustrating if we didn’t have [that] chance.”

—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.