“The defense is new to working together, but they have such a great attitude, and their work ethic is through the roof,” Kanten said. “It’s great working back there with them.” While the defense effectively stymied the Blue Devils for much of the game, Central Connecticut had one serious chance in overtime. In the 92nd minute, Blue Devil forward Jewel Robinson broke away and took on Kanten one-on-one. But Kanten did not allow Robinson to capitalize, running and sliding to make the save.

It would be the last time the Central Connecticut offense would be a threat. The Crimson, though, would make a bit more noise. In the 96th minute, Kurcz’s header off of senior midfielder Aisha Price’s throw-in clanked off the crossbar.

Then, three minutes into the second overtime, Johnson crossed the ball to the left side of the box. Weisman’s shot tipped off of the leaping Deiter’s hand and over the goal. She finished the night upping her season save percentage to 80 percent, adding 13 saves for a total of 64 for the season.

“[Deiter] was awesome,” Kanten said. “We definitely could’ve put a little more pressure on her, but she really just had a great game.”

But Harvard is not letting a mere draw to deter it from moving forward, Johnson said.

“Playing a midweek game after a tough loss [against Penn] was definitely beneficial,” she explained. “We got out there and saw what it felt like to dominate a game, what it felt like to get shots off.”

Weisman believes that patience will be the key moving on to the rest of the Ivy season.

“We’re just excited to be able to take some shots,” Weisman said. “Obviously, we want to score some of them, but the goals will come, and it’s just taking a little time. We’re willing to wait a little for them and get them when they really count.”