Rich tripled twice, going 3-for-5 overall and scoring three runs. The pair of three-baggers pushed her season total to seven, which is tops in the Ivy League. The next-highest total for any player is three.

HARVARD 7, DARTMOUTH 6

Despite batting around and posting five runs on seven hits in the bottom of the seventh, the Big Green was unable to overcome the Crimson in the first game of the weekend.

Dartmouth kicked off its final trip to the plate with four straight hits. Junior center fielder Lourlin Lara doubled in the final run against Duncan, but she was caught stealing third base for the first out of the inning. With runners on first and second and a 7-2 lead, Cabe replaced Duncan in the circle.

The Big Green continued to put the bat on the ball, sandwiching an RBI groundout between two singles to cut its deficit to two runs. A hit batter and yet another single put the tying run on third and the winning run on first with junior left fielder Tiffany Dyson due up. However, Cabe buckled down, striking Dyson out to kill the rally and earn her second save of the season.

The Crimson avoided defeat due to a plethora of insurance runs scored throughout the game. In the top of the fourth, Giaquinto spoiled Dartmouth’s shutout bid by blasting a three-run home run to left field. The homer was the Falls Church, Va. native’s fourth of the season.

In the top of the fifth, Harvard continued to benefit from the long ball. Lockhart, the Crimson’s biggest power threat, broke a nine-game home run drought by taking Dartmouth starter Breanna Ethridge deep to extend the lead to five runs.

While homers fueled Harvard’s attack early on, the Crimson manufactured its final two runs in the top of the seventh with patience at the plate. A whopping four walks and an RBI single from junior designated player Melissa Lacro plated two, enough to help Harvard fend off Dartmouth in its half of the seventh.

—Staff writer Jack Stockless can be reached at jack.stockless@thecrimson.com.