However, just as in the first period, Holy Cross answered back. Six minutes after Gilmore’s goal, the Crusaders took advantage of a power play, redirecting a missed shot past Larcom to retake a one-goal advantage. From that moment on, however, the Harvard offense took control.

Junior defender Kaitlin Tse and Gilmore helped the Crimson regain the lead before the end of the second period, setting up a final flurry in the third period when the team managed to net four goals within five minutes of play.

Just one minute into the period, Hughes collected the puck off of a turnover and sent her backhanded shot into the net to give Harvard a two goal advantage.

Less than a minute later, Moy redirected Gilmore’s shot into the net for her second goal of the contest. Hughes would go onto collect a second goal of her own just one minute later, scoring off a backhand shot. Two minutes later, Fusco slipped a shot under the goalkeeper’s legs for the Crimson’s eighth and final goal of the contest.

Neither team scored for the remainder of the period, and the game ended in a 8-3 victory for Harvard.

“We were down for the first half of the game, which was frustrating for us,” Hughes said. “Between the second and third, we managed to find a spark. As a result, we were able to come out and score four goals in the first six minutes. We just played as a much better team than we were in the first half.”

—Staff writer Sean Chanicka can be reached at sean.chanicka@thecrimson.com.