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With crisp centering passes form senior forward Sarah Downing on the right side leading the Harvard attack, the Crimson controlled the day's offensive action and fired 23 shots to the Chiefs' nine. On the other side of the field, the Harvard defense blanked Springfield and with strong play from Walton, senior back Deirdre Long, junior sweeper Megan Colligan, and freshman back Daphne Clark, repelled the few Chief attacks...
From the very outset, Harvard (1-3-0) completely dominated the game. Led by co-captain Francie Walton, who scored all four of the Crimson's goals, Harvard's offense kept Springfield on its heels with its constant pressure...
...first half saw the first two Crimson scores come off those well-executed penalty corners. Both times, Downing served to co-captain Emily Buxton who stopped the ball for Walton. Walton smacked both past the Springfield netminder...
After the intermission, the Crimson wasted no time launching another assault on the Springfield goalie. Just two minutes into the half, its efforts gave Walton the hat trick, as the senior scored on another penalty stroke when she placed the ball beautifully into the upper left corner...
Walton's fourth and final goal came when she neatly followed-up a deflected corner with a second shot that eluded the Springfield goalie...