But in the fifth minute of overtime, a Harvard foul in the circle gave Vermont a penalty stroke. Angie DeBellis shot the ball past Tassopoulos into the left side of the cage to give the Catamounts the win.

“Losing in overtime is not the way anyone wants to lose because it’s a heartbreaker,” Painter said. “It’s very disappointing, especially when it is off of a stroke.”

DARMOUTH 4, HARVARD 1

In the opening contest of the road trip, the Crimson jumped out to an early lead but ultimately wilted under the second-place Big Green’s offensive attack in a 4-1 loss.

Sophomore midfielder Caroline Code tallied her first score of the season just 1:33 into the game, rolling the ball into the net off of an assist by senior forward Emma Keller.

The goal gave Harvard its first lead since a 1-0 victory over Brown on Sept. 29, a streak stretching six games.

But the advantage would not last, as Dartmouth controlled the remainder of the game. The Big Green’s Janine Leger evened the score just three minutes after Code’s goal and added another goal in the 28th minute.

Dartmouth outshot the Crimson, 16-3, in the first period and 24-7 for the game.

The Big Green was able to sneak two more goals past Tassopoulos in the second half to put the game away as Harvard failed to strike back.