No. 3 St. Lawrence outlasted No. 5 Harvard on Saturday at Bright Hockey Center, scoring two goals early in the third period to escape with a 3-2 victory.<\/p>\n
Center Jessica Wilson recorded the game-winner with 13:35 left in regulation. Skating down the ice on a one-on-three breakaway, Wilson flipped the puck on net from outside the left circle and watched it slide past Harvard goaltender Jessica Ruddock.<\/p>\n
The Saints had pulled even just 1:45 into the final period when center Nicole Kirnan scored a goal with help from her two linemates, wingers Caroline Trudeau and Trisha Powers. On the day, three different lines scored for St. Lawrence coach Paul Flanagan.<\/p>\n
“We tried to go with four forward lines and overwhelm Harvard physically to try to tire them out,” Flanagan said. “Jess Wilson did a good job skating down the ice and throwing the puck on net and we got a break when it went in. We need to play like that all the time because it builds confidence and makes other teams worry about us beating them.”<\/p>\n
But Harvard had a chance to send the game to overtime. A St. Lawrence penalty with four seconds left led to a draw deep in the Saints’ zone with four seconds left in regulation. Center Angie Francisco won the faceoff to forward Jennifer Botterill, the conference’s leading goal-scorer, but Botterill’s slapper skidded just wide of St. Lawrence netminder Rachel Barrie as the buzzer sounded.<\/p>\n
“We did everything right on that last play,” said Harvard coach Katey Stone. “We practiced that play all week and put ourselves in a position to tie. We’re learning to execute and getting better every game so I can’t be disappointed about the loss.”<\/p>\n
Barrie made 33 saves against Harvard’s high-flying offense, but the Crimson did produce two goals in the second period thanks to smart play on special teams. <\/p>\n
Harvard scored its first goal with a give-and-go on the power play when Francisco, handling behind the net, fed Botterill in the slot. Eight minutes later, a Botterill steal led to a two-on-one breakaway for the Crimson, playing shorthanded, that winger Tammy Shewchuk finished by sending the puck top-shelf past Barrie.<\/p>\n
St. Lawrence’s Amanda Sargeant scored the only goal of the first period, although the Crimson outshot the Saints, 16-5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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