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Developing a fledgling women's hockey program was not a new experience for Norton. Her high school, Concord Academy--which had recently gone coed-- had a men's hockey program and coaches, but not enough players. Juniors Norton and Huber started a women's team which took over the men's program and now feeds the Crimson varsity with one or two skaters per year...
...this afternoon in New Haven, Norton took control of the play after nearly a period of listless, scoreless hockey. The first-team All-Ivy defenseman stickhandled out of her own zone, eluded a trio of Eli defenders and rifled a drive past Yale goalie Betsy Manon to give the Crimson a 1-0 lead...
Whether leading a rush out of the Harvard zone, killing a penalty, riding an attacker off the puck, or unleashing a boomer from the point, Norton is undoubtably the catalyst and backbone of the women's hockey team...
...Norton's devotion to the game as a freshman motivated her to aid Nelia Worsley and Tania Huber in forming the women's hockey club team, which, after a year's existence, gained varsity status. 'Lots of people were talking about forming a women's team, but Lauren and a few others actually approached (men's coach) Bill Cleary about the idea," says Harvard Sports Information Director Bertagna, coached the icewomen during their first year...
...road to a women's hockey team in Cambridge had a few more bumps than at Concord. Norton chuckles when she recalls the early seasons: waking up at 5 a.m. to practice at a local outdoor rink and then rushing back for lecture only to sleep through class...