David De Remer

For the second straight season, Harvard had to play three postseason overtime periods at home. Except unlike last year’s NCAA win over Mercyhurst, this time it took Harvard two days to score the game-winner. At 4:22 of the second overtime period Sunday, speedy junior Jennifer Sifers finally sent Harvard (16-12-4) to a date at St. … Read more

Harvard has had its fair share of last-minute heroics against Clarkson this season, so perhaps it was only a matter of time before the Golden Knights returned the favor. Katie Morrison scored with 23 seconds left in the first overtime period to give the Golden Knights (22-13-1) a 2-1 win and force a decisive Game … Read more

New Hampshire coach Brian McCloskey believed Saturday’s semifinal win over Maine did not feel like a 6-0 game. But players like Sam Faber and Melissa Bourdon can do a lot to make a team look better on the scoreboard. The conference’s top rookie Faber scored just 55 seconds into the game, and goalie Bourdon allowed … Read more

As a freshman, Jill McInnis was a defenseman for a Boston College team that had never won more than five league games in one season. On her senior day Sunday, Jill McInnis was the winger who scored a pivotal first goal against three-time defending Hockey East champion Providence in BC’s 15th league win. How’s that … Read more

After 28 years of Women’s Beanpot Tournaments, the Eagles have finally landed on the pedestal. Tournament MVP Deborah Spillane scored two early-period goals — one 37 seconds into the game and the other three minutes into the second period — to lift Boston College (16-9-4) to a 2-0 win over seven-time defending champion Harvard (12-9-4) … Read more

In Tuesday night’s late semifinal, Boston University put forth its best effort in its Beanpot debut as a varsity program, and Harvard admittedly did not. The result was a 1-1 game headed to overtime, and the Crimson was fortunate it had not already lost. In the locker room, the Harvard players asked themselves the questions, … Read more

For the second day in a row, the Bright Hockey Center hosted a goaltending duel in which nothing was decided after 65 minutes. Freshman Brittany Martin was once again the story for Harvard (10-7-4, 7-3-4 ECACHL) as she allowed just one power play goal on 45 shots. Her performance matched longtime Crimson nemesis Sarah Love, … Read more

When Boston College dealt No. 2 New Hampshire its last defeat on Nov. 5, the bounces did not go the Wildcats’ way. In today’s rematch, they made sure the outcome would not come down to chance. New Hampshire (23-2-1, 12-1-1 Hockey East) went ahead 2-0 late in the first period and never looked back in … Read more

Never before in Harvard’s 28-year women’s hockey history had a game ended in a scoreless tie, but that was story Friday night against Brown. That Brown sophomore O’Hara Shipe produced a 45-save shutout was no surprise, because she has been playing that strong for the Bears (11-9-3, 9-3-2 ECACHL) all season. The unexpected story that … Read more

All season long, New Hampshire’s strongest period has been the second. Sunday against Providence, the No. 2 Wildcats took their play after the first intermission to another level. Trailing 1-0 after a first period it had dominated, UNH (21-2-1, 10-1-1 Hockey East) exploded for four goals in the second period and three in the third … Read more

Wins like last night’s 2-1 victory over No. 6 Mercyhurst are what give New Hampshire confidence as a national championship contender. And Wildcat sophomore Sadie Wright-Ward is the kind of unique player that makes those wins possible. In the final minute of a 1-1 game, Wright-Ward received the puck off the breakout and took it … Read more

New Hampshire’s first challenge since earning its No. 1 ranking resulted in the Wildcats’ first deficit in over two months, but UNH needed just four minutes to transform the deficit into a 2-1 lead. And despite allowing a season-high shot total and failing on its first five power play attempts against the No. 7 Crimson, … Read more