Word: zone
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...into food area and ask man filling punch bowl why the back door to this zone is closed. "Cause that's the rules," he explains...
...overtime last year, it was just a matter of if, or when, Harvard would score and avoid the tie. Dartmouth never cleared the zone, and winger Tammy Shewchuk converted one of her 51 goals to win. Harvard also controlled the puck for the first two minutes of overtime on Friday, but then Dartmouth junior center Lauren Trottier forced a turnover in the neutral zone and threw a shot on goal. Wiehn knocked in the rebound...
...three first-period goals were so crucial because, once Dartmouth had a comfortable two-goal lead, it could lay back and pack in the zone on defense. That's what the Big Green did in the second period, when Harvard peppered Dartmouth junior goaltender Meaghan Cahill with 16 shots--its most productive period of the game...
Which brings me to the bottom line. As much as Harvard struggled, it still had plenty of chances to win. Take away one costly turnover in the neutral zone during overtime, and the unbeaten streak could have lived on. But how important is a winning streak, especially one from a season that is already over...
...with it. Harvard will have a shot at redemption Saturday when it travels to archrival New Hampshire. With a consistent defense and more passes in the offensive zone, the Crimson should be able to beat the Wildcats and reclaim the No. 1 ranking...