The Crimson was clearly pleased with its effort to begin the second half.

“Our start of the second half was excellent,” Dickson said. “It was the best start of any half we’ve had so far.”

“We were just stringing together all of our passing sequences and moving up the field quickly,” Bridget McGillivray said.

Penn did show signs of life in the second half after the fury of goals, but Harvard kept the Quakers off the board until Penn sophomore Julie Tahan scored off a penalty stroke with 16:41 left in the game.

“I think we had a lull after our goals,” Dickson said. “I think we’re young, and we need to learn how to maintain that energy when we’re up that much.”

Caples, who was shocked that the Quakers ended up with more shots in the second half than the Crimson, echoed the co-captain’s feelings.

“We got a little careless defensively that gave them some opportunities,” Caples said. “We have to learn how to keep attacking and playing our game.”

Though the Quakers outshot Harvard in the second half, the Crimson still won the overall count. Harvard ended up with 23 shots for the game compared to Penn’s 15.

Junior Cynthia Tassopoulos had six saves for the Crimson.

Despite the 4-1 victory on Saturday, Caples still sees areas in which Harvard can improve.

“We definitely need to give up less on the defensive side,” Caples said. “We gave up at least two corners for being within five yards, which is careless.”

Despite the defensive lapses, there seems to be optimism coming from the Crimson side.

“I think everyone had a lot of energy going in,” Dickson said. “It’s always different to play an Ivy game, especially on your home turf, so everyone was pretty excited. I think we had a strong overall [performance].”