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...their own NCAA Tournament, the Harvard women’s hockey team could not play the role of Cinderella. The Crimson fell to New Hampshire (UNH) in the NCAA regional finals by a score of 3-1 on Friday night in New Hampshire??s Whittemore Center; but when Harvard skated off the ice, the mood was much more buoyant than it had been in the previous three years. In its last three trips to the NCAA tournament, the Crimson had bowed out in gut-wrenching fashion in the national championship game. This season, the No. 8 Harvard squad...
...into the post-season, and now stands two victories away for its fourth consecutive NCAA final.But first, the Crimson must surpass a UNH team that boasts the highest-flying offense in the land—averaging 4.89 goals per contest—and has not lost since November. New Hampshire??s fearsome top line features the third, fourth, and seventh-leading per game scorers in the nation in Jennifer Hitchcock, Sadie Wright-Ward, and Sam Faber, respectively. These explosive talents also catapult the Wildcats’ top-ranked power play, which converts at an amazing 30.1 percent clip...
...said Harvard coach Ted Donato ’91. “I think that’s the best first line in the east,” he said of Brett Hemingway, Daniel Winnik, and Jacob Micflikier, who have combined for 66 points this season. New Hampshire??s Whittemore Center is 200-by-100 feet—the Crimson’s Bright Hockey Center is just 204 by 87—and Donato admitted both that “it’s a little bit of a different game on the big ice surface?...
...though it’s not over yet—after Yale this Sunday comes a Tuesday home game against Quinnipiac and then a Thursday road game at New Hampshire??this week of relative downtime has been a welcome change...
...come in and played with the confidence and composure of a veteran player,” Cusworth said. “He’s done an amazing job for a freshman.” The Crimson dominated on the glass, posting 42 rebounds to New Hampshire??s 27, as Beal and Cusworth pulled down nine boards a piece, while Stehle led all players with 12. Harvard also cut down on the second chance opportunities, limiting the Wildcats to just nine offensive boards on the game. “We wanted to do a better job on defensive...