Harvard emerged victorious from its Friday contest, putting together its first comeback effort of the weekend.

A pair of veterans—senior Anna McDonald and junior Leanna Coskren—gave the Crimson its scoring punch.

“The upperclassmen are setting an excellent example,” Stone said.

Unlike the Cornell battle, the game was a low-scoring affair, with all of the goals coming in the second period.

Colgate senior Evan Minnick was first on the board, scoring at 5:32 in the second period, but Kessler made 29 saves to prevent any further scoring from the Raiders.

“Kessler’s a great goalie,” Bassett said. “One of the [top] goalies in the country.”

Kessler downplayed her individual performance, crediting her defense for preventing Colgate from getting good looks at the net.

“All of the shots came from the outside,” Kessler said. “They didn’t have a lot of opportunities inside.”

Kessler and the defense gave Coskren and McDonald time to rally the Crimson. Coskren reached the back of the net first, scoring at 11:17 in the second period. Eight and a half minutes later, McDonald scored the game-winner.

Coskren and Farni, who had two assists against Cornell, are both defensemen.

“Everyone is going to need to contribute,” Farni said. “As the season goes on, I think you’ll see a lot of people putting up points.”

As the league schedule progresses, Harvard will have to adjust to a growing level of parity in the ECAC, in which traditionally middle-of-the-pack teams like Cornell can no longer be taken for granted.

“We just have to keep working on getting better,” Stone said. “Individually and collectively, getting better every week and every day.”