Saracens stunned high-flying hosts Harlequins with a five-try attack in Women's Super League Rugby to secure a bonus-point win that boosts their chances of the play-offs.
They relied on early results to claim a deserved 33-10 win that dampened second-placed Quins' challenge for the title.
The visitors move up to third in the table, two points ahead of Harlequins – who remain three points behind league leaders Gloucester-Hartpury with three matches of the regular season remaining.
Saracens' US international Lottie Sharp scored tries at the start of each half, beating the last defender out wide to collect the ball in the 10th minute before running under the posts four minutes after half-time.
Bryony Field had gone from the back of the maul to extend Sarries' first-half lead, only for Ellie Kildunne to tie them back before half-time by finishing off a neat Quins move.
After Sharpe brought the visitors back under control, further second-half tries from Sophie Bridger and Akena Gondwe, either side of Abbie Fleming's score for Quins, completed the win.
Meanwhile, fifth-placed Bristol Bears missed the chance to climb back into the top four after their 39-38 defeat to the Trailfinders.
Grace Moore dove under the posts to run in what turned out to be the winning try, putting the Trailfinders ahead 39-26 after adding scores from Kate Zachary, Lisa Thompson, Tyson Beukeboom and two from Liz Musgrove.
Late tries from Milly David and Lark Atkin-Davies – who scored twice for Bristol – made it a one-point game but the home side managed to hold on.
The defeat leaves the Bears level on 43 points with fourth-placed Exeter Chiefs, but below them in games won. Exeter host Sale Sharks on Sunday.
In Saturday's other match, second-from-bottom Leicester Tigers lost 61-12 at home to sixth-placed Loughborough Lightning, who scored eight different goals in nine attempts, with Chrissie Scurfield notching a brace.
