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...that they manage their offenses. While each can certainly put the puck in the net on her own, the duo’s biggest strengths lie in the passing game, where they thread the lanes to create opportunities for talented scorers such as the Crimson’s Sarah Vaillancourt and the Carson Duggan of the Saints. Chu leads the ECAC with 48 assists and Harbec is second with 42. Still, for all their similarities, the two come from completely disparate backgrounds. Chu honed her skills at Choate Rosemary Hall, a private boarding school in Wallingford, CT. After graduating...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Rivals Chu, Harbec Take Center Stage | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...seed, reflects the desire of the selection committee to avoid intra-conference matchups, as the coupling of Harvard with its logical opponent, No. 3 Dartmouth, would have been. Both teams boast two top-10 Patty Kazmaier Award finalists—senior co-captain and sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt for the Crimson, 2006 winner Sara Bauer and Meaghan Mikkelson for Wisconsin. The Badgers are directed by Mark Johnson, who moonlights as the coach of Chu and fellow Olympian Caitlin Cahow on the U.S. National Team. Wisconsin, despite its loft ranking, is largely untested outside of its native WCHA, with only...

Author: By Jonathan Lehman, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: SPORTS BRIEF: Women's Hockey draws Wisconsin in NCAA quarterfinal round | 3/5/2007 | See Source »

...home crowd and the one foot of snow that is forecast to fall there today. Five of Harvard’s six losses this season have come on the road, including one in Hanover on Dec. 15. Offensively, the Crimson is led by former Olympians Chu and sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt. Chu leads the country in points with 66 and Vaillancourt leads the nation in goals per game with 29 scores in 27 appearances. For Chu and Sifers and the rest of the team’s seniors, this is a last hurrah and an opportunity to win a fourth consecutive...

Author: By Barrett P. Kenny, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Hanover Holds Familiar Foes | 3/1/2007 | See Source »

...hard.” Harvard responded immediately, scoring two quick goals at the beginning of the third period to go ahead for good. The first score came just over one minute into the third. Crimson co-captain Julie Chu one-timed a pass from sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt and sent the puck flying towards the net. The shot hit sophomore Sarah Wilson and fell at her feet. With her back to the net and a defender behind her, Wilson backhanded the puck past Bulldogs goalie Shivon Zilis. “Team first,” Wilson said about taking the shot...

Author: By Loren Amor, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: Two Third-Period Goals Hold Up In Win | 2/26/2007 | See Source »

...March 5, the USA Hockey Foundation will narrow their nominees for the Kazmaier Award down to three. Other finalists for the prize include Harvard teammate sophomore Sarah Vaillancourt, as well as two from Wisconsin and one each from Mercyhurst, Dartmouth, Ohio State, New Hampshire, St. Lawrence, and Minnesota-Duluth...

Author: By Dixon McPhillips, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: AOTW: Chu Leads in Three-Win Week | 2/20/2007 | See Source »

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