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...vowed to end 2008 triumphantly and defeated Northeastern (3-8) in overtime, 78-72. “I think that for us, especially in overtime, we were focused on making sure that each possession was valuable, taking care of the basketball, and playing big defensively,” co-captain Niki Finelli said. “I think when our focus shifted to defense, our offense followed, and that is what allowed us to get out in front in overtime.” The Crimson entered overtime play with grim determination. It scored the first seven points of the stanza...
...fashion that wore down the Bobcats defense and forced Qunnipiac goaltender Tia Wishart to frequently swipe at dangerously close pucks. Eventually the barrage of shots paid off. At 12:41 in the first, Ryabkina swooped in behind the Quinnipiac goal from the left corner and fed the puck to captain Kirsten Kester. Kester then knocked it through Wishart’s legs to earn the first goal of the game and the first of Kester’s season. “She’s our emotional sparkplug,” Stone said. “That really...
...after,” Martin said. “I was really proud of our effort in the third period, and I think we barreled right to the net.” The Crimson got several quality chances in the final period, including a short-handed breakaway from tri-captain Sarah Vaillancourt, but Tigers netminder Kristen Young was impenetrable. “They capitalized on one of our mistakes, and outside of that, I thought we put a tremendous amount of pressure on them,” Harvard coach Katey Stone said. “Their goaltender played very well...
...most of the second half, the Gauchos used an 8-2 run with under five minutes to play to put themselves up by seven with 1:17 to play. The run set the stage for Harvard’s own furious scoring streak. Sophomore guard Christine Matera and co-captain Niki Finelli hit back-to-back shots from distance, which they sandwiched around a Brogan Berry steal. Up by one, UCSB center Jenna Green traveled in the paint to send the ball back to the Crimson and set up senior forward Katie Rollins’ game-winning layup. After...
...from long range, while stepping up the defensive pressure to escape the Black Bears’ (5-6) home territory unmauled. The win snapped a three-game losing streak for Harvard. “The coaches told us before that this was a big momentum game,” captain guard Andrew Pusar said. “We had two hard losses before this that we should have won. “This gets us back in the right direction,” he added. The Crimson got its most balanced offensive performance of the season so far, as five...