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...school after lunch and cruise up and down Broadway. Teachers rarely stopped them, but school authorities knew what she and her friends were up to. One morning Sarah went to the school office to discuss getting back on track but got a surprise. One of the administrators asked her point-blank, "Why don't you just quit school?" "I was just a kid," says Sarah with a laugh. "It was like they said the magic words. So I told them, 'O.K.!' And I left...
...Crimson took six shots in the period, many of them from point-blank range, but was unable to put the ball in the back...
...Stone said. “Certainly a lot of people didn’t imagine we’d get to this point.” New Hampshire, however, made sure that Harvard made it no further as its relentless attack on Durham’s Olympic-size rink kept constant pressure on the Crimson throughout the game. Harvard goalie Ali Boe stopped a total of 38 shots, with many of the attempts coming from point-blank range. “A lot of their kids, if they’re lacking in speed, they’re not lacking...
...Raimondi, with a helper on freshman Sarah Wilson’s third-period strike, moved into 14th place on the all-time Harvard scoring charts with 105 points. A first-team ECAC selection, she was the Crimson’s offensive catalyst in her senior campaign.Boe made 35 saves on the Wildcats, including several on open looks from the doorstep. Twice, she stuffed Jennifer Hitchcock with blocker saves from point-blank range and throughout the latter stages of the game she repelled a withering attack to keep the deficit at three. All season long, Boe was forced to excuse...
...Both offenses were curtailed by the sterling goalie play on both ends. Boe was the tough-luck loser after stopping 33 shots from a withering Golden Knights attack in nearly 80 minutes of action. And Hurley, who also finished with 33 saves, turned away numerous point-blank Harvard looks. “Ali Boe made some huge saves for us,” Stone said. “Their goaltender obviously made some huge saves for them.” “Both of them are doing what their teams need them to do,” she added...