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...Mleczko, Shewchuk and Botterill went on to become the most feared line in the nation, combining for 307 points each making the Ivy, ECAC and All-America First Teams. The Crimson top line appeared to be on a power play for the entire season, keeping the puck in the offensive zone and continuing to generate scoring opportunities...
...nation's newest offensive juggernaut traveled to Durham, N.H. on Dec. 6 for its first classic confrontation of the season against UNH. The result was the most defensive-oriented contest of the four meetings between the two best teams in the country. UNH took a 2-1 lead with 7:39 left in the game, but back-to-back goals by Shewchuk and Botterill, coming within 52 seconds of each other, gave Harvard the 3-2 lead and the No. 1 ranking for good...
...biggest scare of the season came Jan. 15 when junior goaltender Crystal Springer broke her collarbone, making her inactive for the next six weeks. Springer, who finished fourth in the nation in both goals-against average (1.61) and save percentage (.924), had anchored the team between the pipes for the early season, but that responsibility fell on the inexperienced shoulders of freshman netminder Alison Kuusisto, who had made just one start in her collegiate career...
...Harvard developed a pair of experienced returning goaltenders, but it also had a solid defense in front of them. Ruggiero, who finished sixth in the nation in scoring from the blue line, provided an intimidating presence to opposing snipers. She could also handle the puck well enough to lead rushes down the ice, and the steady forechecking of linemate Courtney Smith allowed the Crimson to take gambles that often paid off. The line of Asano and junior defenseman Christie MacKinnon did the dirty work to keep the puck out of the defensive zone...
...Even during this successful stretch, however, Harvard only scored more than two goals once, in a dominant 5-0 win over Northeastern. Throughout the season it was the Crimson's stalwart defense--one of the best units in the nation--that kept Harvard ahead of its opponents...