“One of the things that did hurt us was not having Liz,” Russell said. “She does everything so well, and she leads the team in character, so not having her available hurt us.”

HARVARD 11, CONNECTICUT COLLEGE 5

In its two previous meetings with the Camels (4-8) this season, the Crimson outscored Connecticut College 25-3.

With a spot in the Northeastern Championships title game on the line, Harvard continued its dominance over the Camels as it pulled away for an 11-5 victory.

“We definitely have a lot of respect for them,” Kennifer said. “Their coach is so friendly to us and they always cheer for us [when we’re playing other teams]. So, it was nice to see them play so well against us, and I think the closer score shows how much they’ve improved.”

The Crimson led just 4-2 after one quarter of play and 6-3 at half, but took over heading out of the break.

Harvard scored two goals just minutes into the third frame, forging a commanding 8-3 lead and ending any threat from the Camels.

“With the score 6-3 at half, that game can still go any way,” Russell said. “But to come out tough and score those two goals was a big turning point for us.”

The Crimson traded goals with Connecticut College for the rest of the quarter, taking a 9-4 lead into the fourth.

Mehaffey and sophomore two meter Arin Keyser tied for the game-high in goals with four.

Codini led the team with three assists and tied with junior driver Diane Dewey for the team-lead in steals with four.

HARVARD 15, MARIST 1

The Crimson thrashed eventual third-place finisher Marist (9-17) in the second game on Saturday to secure the top spot in its bracket and avoid Brown until the championship game.

Harvard jumped out to a 5-0 lead in the first quarter and pushed that lead to 9-1 by halftime. The Crimson added three more in each of the final two quarters for the eventual 14-goal victory.

“To hang a 15-1 score on them was a great accomplishment for our team because they have some pretty solid players,” Russell said.