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That gave the Crimson a comfortable 4-1 lead, which was more than enough with Kuusisto holding the Wildcat offense at bay. After showing some hesitation in her first start of the season against Dartmouth, Kuusisto looked much more comfortable at UNH, relying on her glove- and stick-saves to control the tempo in her zone and limit the number of Wildcat chances...
Kuusisto's biggest play came 2:25 into the second, with the Crimson leading 3-1 and killing a tripping penalty against freshman defenseman Pam Van Reesema. Wildcat senior winger Samantha Holmes, who scored both UNH goals, caught Kuusisto out of position and had a clear look at the net from the left doorstep...
...period, UNH Coach Karen Kay pulled starting goaltender Alicia Roberts, who set a school records with 48 saves against Harvard in last season's AWCHA national championship game, in favor of freshman Jen Huggon...
Those two early scores turned out to be the difference, as Harvard outshot UNH 24-22 and won by a two-goal margin. In the final 40 minutes, Huggon allowed only one goal--Botterill's shorthanded score on the breakaway--and made 15 saves to keep her team in the game. But the damage had been done in the first period, and the Crimson gave Kuusisto enough support in the defensive zone to maintain the lead...
...Dartmouth game showed our weaknesses in the defensive zone, because our goals will come on offense," Stone said. "We ran around defensively at times tonight, but not like last week. I was most happy with our man-down situations--you really didn't notice when UNH had the power play...