Word: defenseman
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...course, almost all of her linemates will be back next season. The only defenseman who will graduate in June is co-captain Claudia Asano, who kept up the intensity whenever it appeared Harvard's defensive zone coverage was about to go into one of its frustrating lapses. Asano's leadership and competitiveness will be a huge loss, but with juniors Courtney Smith and Christie MacKinnon and sophomore Julie Rando all ready to help out Ruggiero, Harvard's defense will be in good shape...
Fighting off the desperate UNH defenseman, Francisco nudged the puck expertly to Suurkask in the slot and the 1997-98 Ivy League Rookie of the Year backhanded the puck beyond Roberts' outstretched glove, only to watch in vain as her best shot of the season clanged off the post. The groan from the Harvard fans was audible as the sophomore standouts struggled to control the rebound...
...last time of the season. The two most productive offenses in the nation had capitalized for six goals on the man advantage during regulation, and the UNH power-play unit had scored on the first two Harvard penalties of the game. But the Crimson man-down unit of freshman defenseman Angela Ruggiero, Mleczko, Shewchuk and Botterill settled down after that, and Kuusisto made her biggest contribution during the overtime penalty kill, when she made four of her 28 saves...
Suurkask--the team's leading scorers last year before the arrival of this year's top line and standout freshman defenseman Angela Ruggiero--had the game in the bag about five minutes into the extra period when the classmates raced down the wings with only one Wildcat defender back...
Ruggiero is not only the highest-scoring defenseman in the nation but also the sixth-highest overall scorer with 20 goals and 38 assists. Oft-overlooked sophomore winger Angie Francisco is 10th in the nation with 12 goals and 34 assists...