The Beavers controlled much of the run of play early in the first half through multiple possessions in which Caltech strung together five passes or more on two occasions in the first 45 minutes. However, while the Beavers maintained a good amount of control, they were unable to break through the Leopards' last line of defense and come up with meaningful chances, only putting two shots on goal in the first half.

 

The clean and free-flowing match saw several Beavers stand out beyond what appeared on the stat sheet. This group included sophomore goalkeeper Megan Robertson (Nashville, Tenn. / Harpeth Hall), who played in the second half and made several nice saves.  She spelled junior Eve Fine (Locust Valley, N.Y. / Friends Academy), who faced an early assault by the Leopards in conceding two well-taken counterattack shots that resulted in goals. These finishing strikes came within three minutes of each other just under 15 minutes into the match. After the flurry of activity, Fine and the Beavers defense kept the Leopards in check for the balance of the match, with Fine making several quality saves that kept the Beavers close at intermission, when she gave way to Robertson. Freshman defender Georgia Malueg (Miami, Fla. / Palmer Trinity School) shined in providing shut down coverage from her left back position as well as some threatening dribbles forward and sophomore Kathryn Thompson (Roseville, Calif. / Granite Bay) provided the most dangerous scoring chances for the Beavers, most notably in the second half when Caltech put four shots on net in an effort to get on the scoreboard.