BU did not take its foot off the gas, as freshman Caroline Campbell got away on a fast break. After the rookie lost the puck, teammate  senior Jenn Wakefield corralled it right in front of the net and slipped a shot over the shoulder of the keeper with nine seconds remaining in the period.

Despite the large deficit, Harvard wanted to close out the game on a high note with a strong third period.

“After the second period we were down, 5-0, and at that point you can either crumble or turn it around the other way,” Pucci said. “We really wanted to come together at the end of that period. We wanted to make sure the third was the best period we could play.”

The Crimson did just that, as its aggressive play led to five BU penalties in the final frame.

Harvard, which had many chances all night but was unable to finish, was finally able to get on the board when Sarah Edney put away a rebound in front of the net with just under 10 minutes remaining in the game.

The Crimson cut the lead to three when junior Jillian Dempsey scored another power-play goal with just fewer than five minutes remaining.

“We just got ourselves together in the third period,” Stone said. “We got back to the things that we did well and kept it simple and helped each other out. And we were able to capitalize on two power plays.”

Harvard though was unable to make the game any closer and ultimately fell, 5-2.

The Crimson will look to get revenge on No. 4 Boston College, who defeated them in the final last year, in the Consolation game on Feb. 7th.

—Staff writer Cameron Dowd can be reached at camerondowd14@college.harvard.edu.