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...Richter, who entered the weekend as the reigning Inside College Hockey National Player of the Week. Although the Big Red’s Blake Gallagher managed to beat him in the opening period, notching an equalizer in the ninth minute, Richter seemed virtually impenetrable the entire night, swiping away pucks even when he was sprawled out on the ice.“He’s come in and really thrown the team on his back,” junior defenseman Brian McCafferty said. “Every time that we go out there this year, we feel like...
...Despite physical play and Brown goaltender Nicole Stock’s career-high-tying 45 saves, Harvard’s persistence paid off 8:37 into the opening frame as junior Sarah Vaillancourt hooked behind the net, drawing the defense out of position before dishing the puck to senior tri-captain Caitlin Cahow for an easy goal.“I tried to get it to the net,” Vaillancourt said. “And then I heard Caitlin calling, and when she calls for the puck, I better pass her the puck or else...
Nevertheless, the two goals proved to be enough because the Harvard defense kept the Big Red off-balance all night. Even on its power plays, Cornell struggled to possess the puck in the offensive zone. On those rare occasions when the Big Red did manage to keep the puck inside the Crimson blue line, few shots managed to find their way to the net, with Harvard defenders blocking 14 shots and 13 straying wide...
...those 23 times when the puck was on target, Richter stood tall on net, making just one mistake and foiling Cornell’s Colin Greening several times, often just inches outside the goal line...
...pulled netminder Ben Scrivens for the final 1:20 of the game, but the extra attacker proved little help. The best opportunity of the closing moments was in fact for Harvard, with sophomore defenseman Alex Biega flipping the puck from center ice towards the empty Cornell net—only to watch Big Red blueliner Doug Krantz sweep it away at the last possible second...