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Despite what the scoreboard might suggest, the Harvard women’s hockey didn’t play any differently than it usually does Friday night. It didn’t start the game half asleep, and it didn’t struggle to control the puck. Rather, the Crimson ran into a Cornell squad that was able to use the team’s usual offensive strengths against...
That Cornell did, as it took advantage of a failed rush to put the Crimson down by a goal two and a half minutes into the game. Once the Big Red got the puck, sophomore Catherine White was find open ice on Harvard’s end and teammate Amanda Young hit her with the puck for an easy goal against Crimson freshman Laura Bellamy. Four minutes later, a different Cornell skater, Karlee Overguard, found the back of the net on an unassisted tally to put the Crimson down by two early in the game...
...slaughter didn’t stop when the first period closed. After controlling the puck and shutting the Big Red down for the final 13 minutes of the first half, it seemed like the Crimson was starting to regain control of the game. But the onslaught was only beginning, as three goals in three minutes dashed any hope Harvard might have had for a Frozen Four berth...
...first of these looked similar to the first two goals of the game, in that Cornell caused a turnover behind its blue line and found the back of the net shortly after—but this time it was two skaters closing in on Bellamy. Laura Fortino dished the puck to Chelsea Karpenko for a give-and-go. Karpenko put Bellamy off balance before sending the puck back to Fortino, who scored on an open...
...They’re a fast, skilled team,” Griffin said. “They have some very talented both forwards and defensemen. They’re a strong skating puck possessing team...