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...Mleczko towers over opponents and teammates alike physically and mentally. Defenders seem intimidated to challenge her when she has the puck, and she can reel off a scorching slapshot or find an open Harvard skater at will...
Mleczko centers a forward line with almost too much offensive firepower to fathom. As individuals, Mleczko and wingers Tammy Shewchuk and Jen Botterill are the top three scorers in the country, with only one non-Harvard skater--UNH forward Carisa Zaban--within 25 points of any Crimson top-liner. All three players earned First-Team All-Ivy League and All-ECAC honors, with Botterill taking home both rookie of the year awards...
...somehow gets it done, whether it's a pretty goal or a garbage goal," says Harvard Coach Katey Stone. "There are some kids that are inherent playmakers and there are some kids that absolutely score goals, and Tammy is a natural goal-scorer. She's a good skater, she's quick, savvy, has very good hands and finds her way to the net. She is always a threat...
With 100 points this season, Harvard's shortest skater is second only to the 5'11 Mleczko among the nation's leading scorers. Shewchuk admits that her official height of 5'4 is "generous," but she makes up for her lack of size with her quickness and her ability to light the lamp at a frightening pace...
...Crimson leads the nation in scoring average at 6.47 goals per game, and every skater on the Harvard power-play unit has outscored Brown's team leader this season...