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...Harvard defense, however, will be the intimidating 5'10, 180-pound presence of Ruggiero. Her scorching slapper is not a friend to opposing goaltenders or the boards and, although body-checking is illegal in women's hockey, Ruggiero does not shy away from collisions...
...against UNH junior defenseman Kerry Maher with 10:38 left in regulation had given Harvard the man-advantage its first opportunity of the final period. Ruggiero took a pass from Mleczko and fired a slapshot from center point. Roberts made the initial stop, but the force of Ruggiero's slapper sent the puck bounding into the slot, where Francisco sent it top-shelf past Roberts for the 4-3 lead...
Although Harvard made UNH play catch-up in the third period, the Crimson was trailing before it tied the game at 2-2 11:13 into the second on yet another power-play goal. Mleczko swung the puck to Ruggiero, who faked a slapper and found Shewchuk in the left circle. Shewchuk sent a shot into the crease, and Francisco deflected the puck past Roberts...
...Four minutes later, Stone bumped Dunn to the second line alongside Francisco and Suurkask, and the two-line rotation paid off immediately for the Crimson. At 8:00 of the second Francisco won a faceoff to Asano behind the left circle, and the co-captain fired a slapper at Roberts. The UNH netminder made the initial stop but never got control of the puck, which trickled across the crease...
That shot finally came with 4:33 left in theperiod when a slapper from the blue line bysophomore defenseman Liz Marci sailed pastKuusisto and Knotted the score...