Word: mleczko
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Following her Olympian high, Mleczko (#11) returned last fall to Harvard to complete her final year of coursework, though she actually walked with her class at Commencement in 1997. In her two years away, Coach Katey Stone did "a great job recruiting," says Mleczko...
...years I took off were really definitely part of the success of this year's team," she says. Returning to her center position on the Crimson, co-captain Mleczko teamed with co-captain Claudia M. Asano '99 and players Jennifer L. Botterill '02 and Tammy L. Shewchuk '00 to lead the 33-1 team to its first-ever ECAC title, first Ivy League title since 1989, first Beanpot title since 1995, and, on March 27, the school's first-ever national championship...
...title game against UNH in Minneapolis, Mleczko slammed into the boards at the end of the second period, partially separating her shoulder, as well as hurting ligaments, tendons and one rib in her back...
...really wasn't that bad of a separation," shrugs Mleczko--but it was bad enough that she couldn't take slap shots or face-offs. Mleczko kept playing nevertheless. She was given a shot before overtime began, which she says gave her confidence...
...sudden-death period, Mleczko assisted Botterill with the game-winner, and the team that had only 11 players in 1994-1995 was the national champion...