Two minutes later, Earle collected a pass from co-captain Ellie Cookson and managed to slot it into the net to extend the Crimson’s lead to 6-0. Freshman forward Mimi Tarrant added to the momentum, scoring Harvard’s seventh and final goal in the 65th minute, as she managed to score off of her own rebound.

While the game was a showcase of the Crimson’s offensive potential, the defense also put forth an impressive performance.

While Harvard’s offense took 33 shots in the contest, the defense limited Holy Cross to just three, with only two of those being on goal. In another strong showing, senior goal keeper Olivia Startup notched her second shutout and improved to 5-0 in her starts on the season.

“I think it was a great team performance,” van Herwaarden said. “We are on a nice streak at the moment, which I think allows us to play a bit more freely. We had some confidence in our passes. Once we scored the first goal, we were just hungry for even more.”

Coming off of Wednesday night’s victory, the Crimson will look to an upcoming home game against Penn. In its second Ivy League match up of the season, Harvard will attempt to carry the season’s early success into its showdown against the Quakers.

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