It was Ricciardone, though, who earned the win for the Crimson after coming on to replace Cabe in the fifth inning. Additionally, in the bottom of the sixth inning, the Slidel, La., native belted her first home run of the season in just her 10th at bat this year.

The Big Red scored first, notching two runs in the third inning off of Cornell pitcher Meg Parker’s two-run blast. Harvard responded in the same inning with three runs of its own, including two off a bases-loaded single from Lantz.

The Crimson broke a short-lived 3-3 tie in the fifth inning when Del Conte scored on a Big Red fielding error.

HARVARD 7, CORNELL 0

The Crimson showed its offensive abilities from the get-go as Lantz took Big Red pitcher Maddie Orcutt deep in the first inning for a two-run home run. Following a three-run first inning, Harvard followed with three more in the second off of RBIs from Del Conte, Gusse, and Davis.

Ricciardone picked up the victory after a complete game showing, striking out two batters and walking just one.

“We had a very focused approach, and we were relaxed at the plate,” Allard said. “We swung our bats like we know how to swing and trusted that we were going to get good pitching performances and make plays.”