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So many times this season, Harvard junior co-captain Jennifer Botterill and senior winger Tammy Shewchuk elevated their play in the clutch to lead the Crimson to victory. It was only a matter of time before they would be doing the same consistently at the international level.
Shewchuk gave Canada the lead again halfway through the second period. Kelly Bechard-the winger who rounds out the Shewchuk-Botterill line on Team Canada-set up the goal. After a U.S. defender blocked her shot, Bechard recollected the puck and sent to the puck cross-ice through the sticks...
Then with 3:15 left in the game, Botterill netted the critical insurance goal. Canadian defenseman Therese Brisson earned the assist on the goal, as she sent the puck from the point to left side of the crease, where an unmarked Botterill deflected the puck perfectly over Tueting into the...
In the awards ceremony after the game, Botterill was awarded a pile of honors, and the Canadian team was awarded their gold medals, while the American team-including defenseman Angela Ruggiero, Botterill's former Harvard roommate-could only watch. Tueting never removed her goaltender's mask through the course of...
Shewchuk finished with five goals and four assists on the tournament, while Botterill had eight goals and two assists. The Harvard athletes smoothly made the transition from the college game to the international game in a matter of days.