David De RemerIn the final minutes of the third period against No. 2 Middlebury on Sunday, Elmira sophomore Stefanie McLean was flattened on the ice after getting her feet taken out from under her. But three minutes into overtime, it was McLean who stood tall after netting the overtime game-winner in No. 1 Elmira’s 3-2 triumph in … Read more
As of Saturday, No. 5 St. Lawrence had been through enough losing to Harvard and losing in general. The Saints had lost five straight to the Crimson over the past two seasons and were coming off their season’s first home loss to Brown the night the before. So when Harvard took leads of 1-0, 3-1, … Read more
Every year the Women’s Beanpot coaches talk of how their tournament will eventually have the parity and competitiveness of the Men’s Beanpot. Once again, that year is not this year. No. 6 Harvard (17-6-2) won its seventh straight Beanpot Tuesday night and 11th overall by a 6-1 margin over Boston College (7-16-4). Harvard has now … Read more
Harvard sweeps winless Union, and drops three spots in the Pairwise Rankings? Bracketology examines this issue and what the NCAA has already done to fix it.
One week after No. 7 Mercyhurst was shut out in the second day of weekend split, the Lakers quickly made sure Brown wouldn’t repeat the feat. It took Samantha Shirley just 32 seconds. Defenseman Danielle Ayearst added a power play goal at the half way point, and Mercyhurst (20-6-2) held on for a 2-1 victory … Read more
The NCAA reiterated last week that 25 percent of the bracket for the 2005 National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Championship will be seeded and that any changes or exceptions to the bracket may not be heard until September 2005, when the National Collegiate Women’s Ice Hockey Committee submits its annual recommendations. “The committee will evaluate … Read more
Dartmouth triumphed handily over St. Lawrence in the teams’ first meeting just four weeks ago, but the Saints will hope for better luck in a different venue with reduced rosters. No. 3 Dartmouth at No. 6 St. Lawrence, Fri 7 p.m. Current Streaks: Dartmouth’s win over St. Lawrence last month snapped the Saints’ five-game win … Read more
Coming off of a narrow 2-1 defeat against No. 8 New Hampshire last weekend, Northeastern thought it could at least give No. 5 Harvard a game in the Beanpot semifinal, if not pull the upset like the Husky men did the day before. Instead, the Huskies suffered their worst loss of the season, and the … Read more
A familiar sound at Thompson Arena this season has been the roaring of the crowd as Dartmouth comes from behind, builds momentum and never looks back. It happened to New Hampshire and No. 1 Minnesota in December. It happened to Brown last night. But both times that Dartmouth came back against Harvard this afternoon, Harvard … Read more
No. 2 Dartmouth’s 12-0 ECAC record is the only unblemished conference mark left in the country, but it may face its toughest challenge yet with the two-headed monster travel pairing of Brown and No. 6 Harvard. No. 6 Harvard at No. 2 Dartmouth, Sat 4 p.m. Current Streaks: Dartmouth has won three straight and 11 … Read more
In the words of New Hampshire sophomore Nicole Hekle, yesterday’s 5-1 loss at Providence was embarrassing, especially since the Friars had also humbled the Wildcats in the Hockey East final last season. This afternoon, however, UNH left no room for embarrassment. Hekle scored the game-winner to break a 1-1 tie at 2:26 of the third … Read more
Love was not blind at Bright Hockey Center this afternoon, but Harvard wanted it to seem that way. The No. 6 Crimson’s extra effort to screen Yale goaltender Sarah Love paid off as a 2-1 deficit at the game’s midway point turned into a sudden 11-2 blowout. Harvard (11-6-2, 10-1-1 ECAC) had combined for just … Read more
The Wildcats and Friars women’s hockey programs have combined for 1000 wins and 100 head-to-head meetings. The historic rivals face off on Saturday at 2 p.m.
Follow the links below for USCHO recaps of recent meetings between this week’s opponents. Minnesota at Ohio State, Fri. 7 p.m., Sat 7 p.m. Minnesota has won four in a row against Ohio State. 11/7/04 Minnesota 5, Ohio State 1 11/6/04 Minnesota 10, Ohio State 0 3/13/04 Minnesota 5, Ohio State 1 (WCHA semifinal) 2/7/03 … Read more
No. 10 OSU played No. 3 UMD down to the wire in its last Game of the Week appearance. Can the Buckeyes finish the job against No. 1 Minnesota on Saturday night?
Follow the links below for USCHO recaps of recent meetings between this week’s opponents. Minnesota-Duluth at Wisconsin, Fri. 2 p.m., Sat 2 p.m. Minnesota-Duluth has won three in a row against Wisconsin. 11/6/04 Minnesota-Duluth 2, Wisconsin 1 11/5/04 Minnesota-Duluth 4, Wisconsin 3 3/13/04 Minnesota-Duluth 3, Wisconsin 1 (WCHA semifinal) Lesson Learned: Wisconsin has been playing … Read more
Harvard junior forward Carrie Schroyer says she’s always happy and excited to play Brown. She scored her first career goal, a 3-2 game-winner, against Brown her freshman year. Brown is a team Schroyer has played well against her entire career, and she’s certainly not alone on the Harvard roster in that regard. The No. 6 … Read more
Just as in yesterday’s tie against Princeton, No. 6 New Hampshire held a one-goal third period lead against an Ivy opponent it was struggling to put away. But the difference today against No. 10 Yale was that Nicole Hekle did put the game away. At 4:05 of the third period, Hekle won a physical battle … Read more
No. 6 New Hampshire’s 1-1 tie against Princeton on Saturday was full of more ups and downs than the final score would indicate. The biggest down came when Wildcat top scorer Nicole Hekle went headfirst into the boards in the first period and was taken off the ice in a stretcher. But Hekle shocked the … Read more
A lot of teams wouldn’t be attacking the net shorthanded in the final minute of overtime. But in the words of Minnesota co-captain Kelly Stephens, the No. 1 Gophers were playing to win, not to avoid losing, and it paid off in a 4-3 overtime win over No. 2 Dartmouth on Sunday. One day after … Read more