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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...raised the Harvard record to 11-7 while Bowdoin fell to 3-9. More important, though, the victory--which came just one day after the icewomen suffered a disappointing 4-1 loss at Colby--keeps the Crimson's EAIAW playoff hopes alive. Vying with Colby, Cornell and Dartmouth for the tourney's last two spots (UNH, Providence, Northeastern and Princeton have secured the top four), the Crimson closes out its regular season Saturday against Princeton at Bright Center...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Icewomen Topple Bowdoin; Defense Shines in 7-1 Win | 2/24/1983 | See Source »

Playing with little zest, the ice women saw an early 1-0 lead vanish and afterwards became victims of a upset, which severely dashed AIAW playoff hopes...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Mules Slop Icewomen, 4-1; Loss Duns Playoff Hopes | 2/23/1983 | See Source »

Colby added two goals in the third--the last into an open net--to make the final 4-1 sending the Crimson into today's match at Bowdoin with only scanty playoff hopes...

Author: By Jeffrey A. Zucker, | Title: Mules Slop Icewomen, 4-1; Loss Duns Playoff Hopes | 2/23/1983 | See Source »

First consider that it was a life-or-death contest for Northeasters, last year's ECAC champions; a loss would eliminate them from the playoff scene, while Harvard was virtually assured of post-season action. So the Huskies gave the Crimson one of its toughest games of the season, right...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Sudden Death for Huskies: Icemen Down N.U. in OT, 4-3 | 2/23/1983 | See Source »

...outcome carried great consequences for the playoff hopes on Both teams. The Huskies, now 8-10-1 in die the ECAC, can only play out the string in the final two games. Harvard, on the other kind, clinched the Ivy Division title on home ice in the quarterfinals (see ticket information is scoreboard): with two games left to play the Crimson leads second-place Yale by these games...

Author: By Jim Silver, | Title: Sudden Death for Huskies: Icemen Down N.U. in OT, 4-3 | 2/23/1983 | See Source »

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