With only a few weeks before Ivy League play begins, Kanten and her team are happy with the win but aware of the work that lies ahead.
“We’re going to have a lot of people in different positions,” she said. “We have a ton of talent and everyone works really hard, but we don’t know where people fit into the puzzle to make the best possible team. So I think that’s a challenge we’re going to have to face, but I think it’ll be fun to figure out where everybody fits.”
Johnson also hinted that the team cannot rest on its early success.
“Because it’s the first game, you can’t allow yourself to think too much about the result or anything beyond just starting well and getting the kinks out,” she said. “We can’t focus on the result because that’s not what matters in the first game.
“We got a win but we also have things we need to work on, “Johnson added, “and I think that’s a great position to be in.”
—Staff Writer Molly E. Kelly can be reached at mkelly@college.harvard.edu.