“I think at the end of the day, the winners will be the ones who [want] it the most,” Yong said. “And we really really wanted it. Win or lose, we were going to give it our everything and be really hard to beat.”

HARVARD 5, PRINCETON 4

On Saturday the Crimson came from behind to clinch a spot in the finals with a 5-4 win over the Tigers. Harvard trailed 3-1 and then 4-2 at the end of the second flight, but Sobhy and Gemmell tied up the match with consecutive 3-0 victories. It came down to MacGowan, who also swept her opponent, giving the Crimson a spot in the finals.

“Being 3-1 down against Princeton and beating them in a close 5-4 match was big,” Karki said. “All the players showed a lot of grit and just hung in there and performed really well under pressure.”

HARVARD 9, GEORGE WASHINGTON 0

Harvard registered its eighth sweep of the season on Friday, as the team kicked off the CSA Tournament against the Colonials.  All nine players finished the match without dropping a single game, propelling the team into the semi-finals against Princeton.

“This has been an exceptional season and a great learning experience,” Karki said. “It was one of the toughest in terms of quality of competition and injuries, but the team showed a lot of maturity and really grew through the season.”

—Staff writer Katherine H. Scott can be reached at katherinescott@college.harvard.edu.