Word: faceoff
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...Harvard travels to Ithaca, New York today to face Cornell (15-7, 5-1 Ivy) in the two teams’ first meeting of the season. The Crimson then rounds out the Empire State road trip by traveling to New York City for a Valentine’s Day faceoff with Columbia...
...Faceoff is at 8 p.m. at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena...
...standing ovation, the Crimson of 2009 gave its own tribute with an intense second period.Harvard earned and capitalized on a third power play at 6:49—Vaillancourt again at the heart of the action. Controlling the puck at the bottom of the left faceoff circle in the Brown area, the forward passed to Wilson, at the left side of goal. Instinctively, the senior forward hammered the puck beyond Brown’s Stock to make it 3-0 for the Crimson.At 11:23, the final blow to Brown was delivered through a dazzling Vaillancourt solo goal, her second...
...Allowing its opponent no early shots on goal, Harvard had the first opportunity to break the tie when sophomore Michael Biega found some separation and blasted a shot off the crossbar nine minutes in.The squandered chance proved costly a few minutes later. Immediately after winning the faceoff, BU’s Zach Cohen pushed the puck past Crimson freshman goalie Matt Hoyle to give the Terriers their first lead of the game at 11:25.Cheered on not only by its small student section but also by Northeastern supporters, Harvard refused to give in and responded just three minutes later...
...keep the defensive pace for long, as another Crimson power play would soon prove. With 18:20 to go in the second and with a five-on-four advantage, senior Steve Rolecek drove the puck up on the left and let it loose from the center of the faceoff ring. Rosen swatted unsuccessfully and the puck found the back of the net, granting Harvard a 1-0 lead.The Crimson also flexed its defensive muscle throughout the second, depriving the Bears of scoring opportunities, stopping breakaways short and keeping freshman goalie Matt Hoyle’s workload to a minimum...