Word: kuusisto
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...highlight for the Crimson came with six seconds left in the game, long after the outcome had been decided, when senior defenseman Christie MacKinnon was called for covering the puck in the crease, giving the Americans a penalty shot. But sophomore goaltender Alison Kuusisto stuffed Meaghan Sittler, Team USA's third-line center, to keep the score in single-digits...
...Kuusisto's biggest play came 2:25 into the second, with the Crimson leading 3-1 and killing a tripping penalty against freshman defenseman Pam Van Reesema. Wildcat senior winger Samantha Holmes, who scored both UNH goals, caught Kuusisto out of position and had a clear look at the net from the left doorstep...
...Harvard netminder dove across the crease and Holmes was unable to lift the puck--or the rebound--over Kuusisto's stick, which formed a barricade along the goal line...
...goal margin. In the final 40 minutes, Huggon allowed only one goal--Botterill's shorthanded score on the breakaway--and made 15 saves to keep her team in the game. But the damage had been done in the first period, and the Crimson gave Kuusisto enough support in the defensive zone to maintain the lead...
...lead in half about two minutes later, playing with a five-on-three advantage. Handling the puck behind the net, Zaban fooled Kuusisto into guarding the right corner of the goal, then she sent a pass to Holmes at the left post for the available shot...