Shortly after entering the game as a substitute, White sent a rocket toward the net, which was saved by Kapp—one of his career-high nine stops for the contest.
But the ball ricocheted off the goalkeeper’s hands, allowing sophomore defenseman Daniel Smith to score on the rebound after fighting through the Eagles’ defense.
“The guys work unbelievably hard,” Harvard coach Pieter Lehrer said. “They are edgy, they fight, they’re competitive, and they’re supportive of the other guys. [The season] was going to turn, and it’s going to continue to.”
The Crimson recorded 21 shots on the game, tying its season high, with 11 different players getting their names on the stat sheet.
On the other side of the ball, Boston College had just 13 shots, five of which were saved by Harvard goalkeeper Evan Mendez.
“[Boston College] is a great team,” Lehrer said. “They’re always going to be [near] the top 20. [Eagles coach Ed Kelly] runs a phenomenal program there. We have to be successful against a team like that to do well in the tournament, and that’s really what we’re looking for.”
—Staff writer Jake Meagher can be reached at jmeagher@college.harvard.edu.