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Against Princeton, Harvard kept the game close early. Late in the first half, the Crimson trailed by a slim 3-2 margin, powered by goals from senior Liz Schoyer and freshman Ashley Birch...
...Birch and MacNaughton helped change that in the waning moments of the half with quick goals, and senior Liz Hren pulled Harvard to within one in the opening moments of the second half...
...Harvard--MacNaughton 5, Birch 2, Rogers, Hren, Grandison; B.U.--Gaynor 3, Manning 2, Cooney, Ellsworth, Trait. A: Harvard--Davis; B.U.--Manning. Harvard...
Unlike its two previous games, Harvard (3-0 overall, 0-0 Ivy) played better in the second half than in the first. The Crimson offense sputtered through the game's first 28 minutes, falling behind by a 5-2 margin. But freshman Ashley Birch and MacNaughton scored fast-break goals around a B.U. goal, and at halftime the Crimson trailed...
...Birch scored three minutes later, followed by junior Holly Rogers and two by MacNaughton. Rogers also kept the whole string going by capturing four consecutive draw controls after those goals...