“It was the last home game of the pool, [so] you have to leave it all in the pool,” Kennifer said. “We’ve come back from a lot more than [four goals down], and we were really pumped up. You have to think about it like it’s the beginning of the game, like it’s a 0-0 ballgame.”

The fourth period began with continued intense defensive pressure from both teams.

Aisha Price scored a quick goal to wake up the crowd and with three minutes left in the quarter, sister Shayna Price connected on a perimeter shot to make it 11-10.

Stingy defense from Harvard continued to bother Hartwick, with many Crimson players recording steals.

Following a crucial save from Dukes, Harvard was down one point with one minute to go, and with 30 seconds remaining, Kennifer was able to retrieve a Crimson turnover and force a game-tying goal into the net.

In the two overtime periods, Harvard had two goals overturned by the referees, once on a correctable error, and once on called foul.

“Getting those goals taken back and things that was tough,” Kennifer said. “But you have to look at it with perspective. If they take a goal away, we’ll just go score another one.”

The Crimson was able to find a way to win with help from Purcell and a raucous home crowd. With 44 seconds left in overtime, Purcell found the back of the net on a final goal to end the game 12-11.

“I think everyone on the team believes that we can play with anybody we get in the pool with this weekend and at [Eastern Division Championships],” Kennifer said, “Our momentum has changed.”