The Crimson continued to keep the heat on Dartmouth, earning several corner kicks in the first seven minutes of play. Harvard created scoring chances early and often, but could not convert in the early going off of Luckenbill.

At the 43:40 mark Foster boomed a shot off of a Berman corner kick just left of the goal, marking the first of several Harvard near-misses.

Just two minutes later freshman forward Beth Totman dribbled into the Dartmouth box and let fly a strong shot just over Luckenbill's outstretched arms. The goal was not to be, however, as Totman's blast hit off of the crossbar and was cleared out of danger.

Harvard once again had a golden opportunity to get on the board off of a corner at the 37:15 mark. Berman passed out of the left corner to co-captain Beth Zotter who penetrated near the left side of the net. The ensuing shot was deflected out near the right post, where Totman appeared to punch toward an open net. From out of nowhere, however, Luckenbill made a diving save, as the ball was then kicked away.

The Crimson continued to force Luckenbill and the Dartmouth defense to step up big to preserve the scoreless tie. In the 17th minute Totman received a pass from freshman forward Joey Yenne, dribbled into the right side of the Big Green box and ripped a shot on goal. Harvard was denied once again, though, as the shot was kicked away by a Dartmouth defender just before it could cross the line.

Luckenbill, meanwhile, continued to show the form that made her the league's top player as a sophomore, as she made yet another great save in the 25th minute. Moore received a nice pass from Foster and sent a high, hard shot at the net, before Luckenbill leaped to make the acrobatic stop.

Although it was held scoreless early on despite its dominance, the Crimson did not get frustrated or panic.