After struggling to bounce back from deficits throughout the season, Stone credited her players for refusing to deflate and remaining aggressive despite falling behind throughout the game.

“I think our kids are fed up quite frankly.” Stone said. “They’re tired of being in that position and they’re proud, really proud kids. They want to be better than we are right now and our record doesn’t show our fight or tenacity that our team has.”

Though Harvard ramped up its aggressiveness on the attack after Mullins’ second goal, the Crimson found itself up in the most unexpected of ways.

A routine clearance by Harvard junior defender Chelsea Ziadie from the defensive zone sent the puck calmly towards O’Neil, who looked to immediately push the puck forward in order to keep the Crimson pinned back. The Terrier netminder, however, allowed the puck to bounce off her stick and between her legs, allowing it to trickle into the goal as she looked around in confusion.

Ziadie was given credit for the goal, her second tally in as many consecutive games, while Larcom was credited with the helper.

“I think Erin saw the couple of BU kids kind of fanning out and late in the process she made the decision ‘oh I can move this up quick’, forgetting she was in the middle of the net.” BU coach Brian Durocher said.

While the Crimson looked to be in control, a lapse on the defensive third allowed BU forward Victoria Bach to control the puck behind the net and skate unguarded around Larcom’s gloveside before sending a rocket into the top shelf to make it 3-3 and set up an eventful final 25 minutes of play.

With the tie now in its rearview mirror, Harvard looks to build on this result as the team makes a push to make the ECAC Playoffs, starting with a pair of road games at Union and RPI this weekend.

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