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When the puck dropped in the season opener for women’s hockey, Harvard had a new look up front. Gone were its top three scorers from a year ago—Sarah Vaillancourt ’08-’09, Jenny Brine ’09, and Sarah Wilson ’09. Temporarily missing was junior Liza Ryabkina, a dynamic forward who was sidelined for the season’s first month with a knee injury...
Though the winger had been a contributor in her first two years on the team—scoring a combined 26 points while playing in every game—it wasn’t until this season that she became a star...
...happy to fill in that role,” Buesser said. “Coming into the season, I prepared well, and I knew I was a good player out there. I just really wanted to show what we could do with this team...
Buesser broke through in the fourth game of the season, scoring twice and notching an assist in the Crimson’s 3-0 win over St. Lawrence. And from that point on, she steadily emerged as the leader of Harvard’s new-look offense...
...just as her team supported her, Buesser helped her linemates succeed, dishing out 24 assists while finishing the season with a +25 rating—good for best in the conference...