This would cause Quinnipiac coach Rick Seeley to pull Laden, placing sophomore Sydney Rossman in goal instead. The Excelsior, Minn. native had seen the ice in only three games this season before being substituted on. 

Quinnipiac obtained a power play in its favor later on in the period after Gedman was penalized for tripping but was unable to capitalize despite attempting four shots over the two allotted minutes. Missed opportunities were the story of the night for the Bobcats, who were unable to convert on any of their three power plays.

With a three-goal advantage already under its belt at the beginning of the third stanza, Harvard added extra assurance when sophomore Sydney Daniels provided her 19th goal of the season on a Crimson power play to extend the advantage to four.

The final touches were added by freshman Karly Heffernan, who placed Harvard’s fifth puck into the Bobcat net off an assist by Lexie Laing,

The team now travels to Minnesota, where it will face local rival No. 2/2 Boston College in a rematch of the Beanpot final, a match in which Harvard came out on top against the then-No. 1 Eagles, 3-2.

This time, the stakes will be larger as the rivals square off with more than just bragging rights on the line, as the winner will punch a ticket to the national championship game next Sunday.

“We love the challenge.” Maschmeyer said. “You want to play against teams that want to beat you. It’s so much more fun when they’re fired up too. They’re going to come out strong and we’re going to come out stronger, so it will be an awesome matchup.”

—Staff writer Julio Fierro can be reached at julio.fierro@thecrimson.com.