“It was good for them to see that after [Friday] they could come back,” junior captain Shelbi Olson said of the pitchers. “They gained a lot of confidence, and I think they’ll keep that going in the Ivy League season. They are taking it one day at a time and one pitch at a time, and yesterday was a lesson learned.”

The Crimson fell behind early in both games, as it has in many games this season, but battled back for the win.

“When the other team scores first, we know we have to score to win anyways,” Olson said. “We just focus on us. Early in the game we know there’s plenty of game left, and we just take it in stride.”

Nevertheless, the Crimson is excited to play in front of a supportive crowd this coming week. Princeton comes to town on Friday, giving Harvard its first home league game of the year. With an Ivy League championship still feasible for the team, Saturday’s game certainly showed that two losses would not derail its season.

“It’s hard for a team to go 4-0 on the road,” Allard said. “It was a hard trip, but we’re a battle-tested team, and we’re looking forward to more comfort at home.”

—Staff writer Jacob W. Lynch can be reached at jacoblynch@college.harvard.edu. Follow him on Twitter at @Crimson_JacobWLynch.