“I think we did very well this season,” Tetreault said. “We knew going into it we had the potential to be a great team and go far this year, and I think we showed that we matured throughout the year.”

Harvard was led by its potent attack, which featured six different players who finished the season with at least 10 goals. The Crimson finished the year atop the Ancient Eight in scoring average at 12.19 goals per game.

Sophomore attack Jennifer VanderMeulen led the conference in scoring for the second year in a row, while Tetreault finished third.

“’We’re so well rounded offensively,” Tetreault said. “Everyone on the attack is a threat, and when a team can’t just guard your star player, that really helps you.”

Behind its strong offense, the Crimson was able to hang with some of the nation’s top competition in 2011. Harvard fell by just a goal to then-No. 6 Stanford, then-No. 4 Penn, and then-No. 7 Virginia, while earning wins over then-No. 10 Dartmouth and then-No. 12 Princeton.

Returning all but one player—senior Sam McMahon—from its 2011 squad the future looks bright for the Crimson in 2012.

“I think [the 2011 season] was a big stepping stone,” Baskind said. “We’re at an exciting stage in the program and just really looking forward to the future.”

—Staff writer Martin Kessler can be reached at martin.kessler@college.harvard.edu.