Word: mleczko
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...Mleczko centers a forward line with almost too much offensive firepower to fathom. As individuals, Mleczko and wingers Tammy Shewchuk and Jen Botterill are the top three scorers in the country, with only one non-Harvard skater--UNH forward Carisa Zaban--within 25 points of any Crimson top-liner. All three players earned First-Team All-Ivy League and All-ECAC honors, with Botterill taking home both rookie of the year awards...
...Mleczko is slowly taking over national records as well. She has already shattered the women's hockey single-season scoring record set by Cornell's Cindy Schlaepher in 1976-77, and with two games left is seven points shy of the 116 points scored by Tony Hrkac of North Dakota...
...Mleczko can put the puck in the net--36 times this year and 127 times in her career--and has done so in big situations, including the game-winning goal in over-time against UNH last Sunday to give Harvard its first-ever ECAC championship by a 5-4 final...
...Crimson could face the Wildcats again in the national championship game if Harvard beats Brown in the semifinals, and Mleczko might be called upon to light the lamp against UNH in another crucial situation...
...Crimson offense--which is first in the nation at 6.47 goals a game--starts with the puck nesting in Mleczko's stick, and it will need to continue to do so this weekend. Harvard will face Brown, the best defensive team in the conference, tonight, and Mleczko will be responsible for running the offense with the precision she has demonstrated all season long...