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...Huskies, ranked third in the nation before their loss to B.U., stickhandle and skate like they grew up on Bauers. To add to its polished-skill level, the average Huskie is as tall and as heavy as the Crimson's biggest skaters. Yet, two weeks ago at the Bright Center, the icewomen managed to harass Northeastern's puckhandlers and keep the score down to a respectable 2-0 when the squads met for the first time this season...
Norton teams with Megan Berthold, Julie Starr, and Deb Taft on the Crimson defense, which must skate well, maintain concentration to stop the Northeastern attackers and clear the puck against the Huskie two-man forecheck. Offensively, Harvard's top two lines provide most of its scoring punch...
...despite probably being the most talented squad individually in the league, Northeastern has failed to skate as a unit, particularly in its last three outings, a tie with Cortland State (2-2), and losses to Boston University (0-1) and B.C. (1-2). Although the Huskies dominated both contests--outshooting B.U. 36-10 and B.C. 37-12--they faced exceptional netminders and remained content to limit their offense to unleashing slapshots from the point and hoping for a rebound...
...Monday's practice, Harder shuffled a few key skaters on two lines rather than three in an effort to awaken a dormant scoring punch. She has assembled a dramatically improved hockey team which can skate evenly with any squad, especially after it adjusts to the changes...
...guys who can really skate, and Michael who can score," Cleary said, "so I decided to try it out. A perfect example of how they work was that first goal--Tommy took the defenseman out of the play, and Michael...