“My favorite moment was probably seeing Cheta play out that last ball there,” Urke said. “She took it for the team, and that’s something we’ve talked about, making that sacrifice.”

Despite the goalie changes, the back end of the Crimson stayed tough, best seen when senior Lindsey Kowal quickly blocked a shot in the beginning of the second half, preventing a Huskie shot on a momentarily empty goal.

“The back four was really strong today,” Leone said. “They had so many things to deal with and all four of them played fantastic.”

Coming out of halftime with a 1-1 tie, the Crimson defensive line felt the pressure of a newly energized UConn squad.

But despite dominating possession, the Huskies couldn’t convert. Instead, ten minutes into the second half, Urke again helped Harvard take the lead.

The freshman sent a cross pass to Conigliaro—a Crimson sports comper—who headed it in for her first goal of the season.

With Conigliaro’s goal, and sophomore Peyton Johnson’s big kick in the last 10 seconds of the match, the Crimson grabbed its third victory in a row.

“This win, we said it’s a stepping stone,” Emba said. “We need to keep doing big things, keep going further to bring home the Ivy at the end.”

—Staff writer Alex Sopko can be reached at sopko@fas.harvard.edu.