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...129th career goal, which came at the 14:42 mark of the second period, added even more color to a highlight-filled weekend that included junior forward Jen Botterill's seventh career hat trick, freshman goalkeeper Jessica Ruddock's first career shutout and the return of former goalkeeper Crystal Springer '00 to the Bright Center as an assistant coach for Princeton...
...Beusekom was equally impressive in the other net, stopping an onslaught of Crimson odd-man rushes and point-blank shots. She kept Princeton in the game, though her team was outshot by a 2-to-1 ratio in the first two periods. Her performance was well-received by Springer who, having practiced with the Harvard forwards for three years, knew firsthand how tough it would be to stop them...
...Beusekom] definitely played well today," Springer said. "She came to play. That's what we expect every day from our goalies. But Harvard's forwards--Botterill, [Kiirsten] Suurkask, Francisco, [etc.]--are just so good, so the fact that she hung in for as long as she did was great...
...What information can you give?" Springer said. "She might shoot, she might deke, she might pass. All you can do is play hard and do all the little things right. Over 90 percent of the time it worked out for [Van Beusekom] today...
...undermanned Crimson will need plenty of help from its goaltenders as its last line of defense. Junior Alison Kuusisto, who started between the pipes when Harvard beat New Hampshire in the 1998-99 national championship game, is the only experienced netminder on the squad. As the backup to Crystal Springer last season, Kuusisto played in nine games, posting a 2.58 goals-against average and a .888 save percentage...