Once again, BC responded with a quick attack. In the next few minutes following Savitzky’s goal, the Eagles soared to the attacking third, taking two shots. Harvard, determined to hold onto its comfortable lead, maintained a tight defense and refused to yield any goals for the rest of the half.

The second part of the game shifted definitively to the Crimson’s defensive efforts. While the visitors ended the half leading BC in shots taken, Harvard trailed in the second half.

BC came out with offense on its mind, and in the first 20 minutes, the Eagles found multiple shot opportunities. While BC’s heightened attack provided opportunities, these opportunities generally proved inaccurate, with many shots going high or wide.

The second half also turned scrappy, with both teams fighting hard and thereby picking up multiple fouls and even a couple of yellow cards.

Ultimately, however, the Crimson stood tall, outlasting the Eagles and pulling out the shutout win.

“BC is a really well regarded and a really strong team,” Savitsky said. “To be able to go into their place and...actually beat them builds a lot of confidence in us. Hopefully we just keep that momentum into the next game this weekend.”

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