With less than a minute left in the half, the Wildcats fouled junior forward Alexandra Conigliaro just outside the penalty box, and Harvard was awarded a free kick.

Sophomore midfielder Peyton Johnson took the kick for the Crimson. New Hampshire goalie managed to get a hand on the ball, but it bounced to freshman midfielder Mai Le, who connected with Coppinger’s head for a goal with 38 seconds left on the clock.

Coppinger’s header was her first career goal and brought Harvard to a 2-0 lead.

In the second half, the Wildcat squad took to the field with more vigor than it had previously demonstrated, but Harvard quickly put down the visiting team’s newfound energy.

Even with New Hampshire applying more ball pressure, the Crimson saw several chances at the net in the first few minutes of the second half.

Only four minutes into the half, Harvard widened its 2-0 lead. Co-captain Melanie Baskind slotted the ball through to Weisman.

She connected with the back of the net from just outside the six-yard line for her third goal of the season.

Less than three minutes later, Baskind picked up her second assist of the game—sixth of the season—with a pass to Casscells-Hamby, who drove the ball past the goalie for her third goal of the season, earning the home team a 4-0 lead over the Wildcats.

“We are putting it together really well on the offensive end,” Garrido said. “[We’re] really spreading the love … A lot of people were getting different opportunities, and people [were] very unselfish and [made] the right decisions. That’s what you need to do: make the right choice, and I think we are getting that.”

New Hampshire quickly answered the Crimson’s fast-paced play in a rare penetration past Harvard’s back line.

Less than a minute after the Crimson’s fourth goal, Wildcat Alyssa Michael assisted on Ledwith’s goal to bring the deficit to three.

Harvard maintained its 4-1 advantage for the remainder of the half and defeated New Hampshire, improving the Crimson’s record to 5-4.

Leone was extremely pleased with his players’ team unity and performance.

“We showed a lot of team cohesiveness,” praised Leone. “It was just a good connection with everybody.”