The Tigers used their advantage on draws to score several quick back-to-back goals, demoralizing the Crimson.

Shaner and freshman Whitney Miller scored a pair nine seconds apart, sophomore Mini Hammerberg and Shaner connected 11 seconds apart, and Smith scored nine seconds into the final half off a draw won by Maddox and quickly carried downfield by Miller.

"It's especially frustrating for the offense, but it's hard for everyone," Burg said. "If your playing well on attack, and then the next time you see the ball the other teams scored a bunch of quick goals, it's hard because it is a whole new game. You just can't worry about it during the game."

Smith's score to open the second half and sophomore Charlotte Kenworthy's goal 35 seconds later put Princeton up 9-5 and buried the Crimson's upset hopes.

After Hammerberg and Shaner's pair less than three minutes after halftime, Harvard called a timeout and Guyer rediscovered her spectacular form, holding the Tigers scoreless for the next 11 minutes and limiting the damage for the rest of the game.

"The only way to stop that sort of run is to relax," Burg said. "The timeout helped and gave us time to refocus. While it's happening though, it's hard to stop. It's similar to what happened when we lost to [No. 1] Maryland."

Trailing 11-5 at that point, however, the Crimson could not find the scoring touch to comeback against the Tigers, who have allowed an average of just over six goals per game.

Earlier in the game, Harvard looked like it was ready to pull off an upset.