With three minutes to go, Harvard found itself two goals up. But a Broncos goal off a penalty cut the lead to one. Santa Clara called timeout after the Crimson failed to convert on the other end.

In the closing seconds of the game, the Broncos had the ball with a chance to tie. But Dukes came up with a clutch save to secure the victory for Harvard.

The contest went back and forth in the first three quarters, with the score tied at eight entering the final period. But Shayna Price quickly scored two straight goals to give the Crimson a temporary cushion that it would not relinquish.

The Crimson benefited from strong performances from Price and Andersen, who both totaled four goals on the game.

“It is a lot of games in not that many days,” Dukes said. “It’s very much supposed to be a conditioning experience because we do have so few people. We’re looking ahead at our season, and we need to take this grueling week and grow from it.”

— Staff writer David Steinbach can be reached at dsteinbach@college.harvard.edu. Follow him on Twitter @BigBach12.