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DULUTH, Minn.—Had referee Brad Shepherd made one particular decision in Harvard’s favor, women’s hockey junior captain Angela Ruggiero could have had the ESPN Play of the Day on March 23. Instead, it was Minnesota-Duluth sophomore Nora Tallus...
Ruggiero’s rush was the Crimson’s last of the game. Harvard did not cross the neutral zone for the three minutes prior to Tallus’ game-winner, which was set up by Erika Holst at the 4:19 mark. Ruggiero and Tallus each happened to be her team’s leaders in penalty minutes, but only one could earn redemption...
...game’s end, however, Ruddock did not stand tall. At 4:19 of the second overtime, Tallus received a creative no-look pass in the high slot from Erika Holst down low and put the puck on net. Harvard defenders valiantly tried to block the dangerous shot, with junior Lauren McAuliffe going down to her knees and sliding to her right and Ruggiero extending her leg and sliding left. But the puck flew just past McAuliffe’s shoulder, inches above Ruggiero’s leg, and deflected perfectly off the right post into...
...second overtime, Duluth sophomore Nora Tallus, who had spent eight minutes in the penalty box over the course of the game, received the puck shortly after a faceoff in the Harvard zone and beat Crimson junior goaltender Jessica Ruddock glove-side on a perfect shot from the slot...
...fourth quarter and put out extraordinary finishes," he said. "We have a saying in Colorado, If anyone can do it, John Elway can do it.'" But even channeling Elway couldn't help Lodwick overcome a 2:15 handicap. Two of the top three jumpers, compatriots Samppa Lajunen and Jaako Tallus, skied to gold and silver medals in a double Finnish finish. And a tremendous ski leg catapulted Austrian Felix Gottwald from 11th place to the bronze. When Gottwald passed him in the second lap, Lodwick said, it took the wind out of his sails. His legs felt sluggish...