Winless Trip for W. Hockey

A long trek northward brought the Harvard women's hockey team both Ivy League and non-league competition.

The Crimson faced the Big Red in Ithaca Saturday and knocked heads with St. Lawrence Sunday.

Cornell, traditionally a weak squad, outshot Harvard in the first two periods. Crimson sophomore goalie Jen Bowdoin was bombarded with 30 shots on goal, while Harvard managed only 15 shots in the first two stanzas.

After two periods, Cornell was leading, 3-0.

However, Harvard rebounded from its slow start. Third period action saw the Big Red go scoreless, while the Crimson scored twice, connecting on two of three shots on goal.

While the third period brought the game closer, victory was not in the cards for Harvard. The game ended with Cornell on top, 3-2.

The Crimson showed persistence, determination, and a lot of endurance in its late showing. The ice women did not give up on the game, but with Cornell's (3-1-2) 44 shots on goal in comparison to Harvard's meager 18 attempts, there was little to be done.

Harvard (2-4-0) left Ithaca feeling slightly uplifted by its third period success, but mostly frustrated by its early sluggishness.

"It's really hard because our team has so much talent and it's just not being shown in our games," Bowdoin said.

Continuing towards the Canadian border, Harvard faced St. Lawrence Sunday in what proved to be an extremely exciting game.

"We changed the lines up right before the game and tried to generate a lot more offense," senior and co-captain Ellen Frump said.

These changes panned out well for the Crimson, who played more cohesively throughout most of the game.

After scoreless first and second periods, Harvard junior forward Jenny Duval scored a power-play goal less than a minute into the third period.

The Crimson was leading, 1-0, and all seemed safe through most of the third period.

But then everything changed. With about five minutes remaining in the third period, Duval was called on a delayed penalty for interference, and before play was stopped she was also called for a cross-checking penalty.

With two penalties, Duval was forced to sit out for four of the remaining five minutes.

Less than a minute later, a St. Lawrence player was called on a penalty and the teams skated four on four.

Shortly thereafter, Harvard freshman forward Catherine Kreindler was called for interference. It was three on four in St. Lawrence's favor.

Not to be outdone, St. Lawrence took another penalty and left a three-on-three situation. The ice was looking empty.

Later, as the penalty box continued to empty, Harvard found itself on the powerplay for a brief stint at the end of the game.

In that brief stint St. Lawrence notched it's first goal of the game, knotting the score at a heartbreaking 1-1 with only one second left in regulation.

The game went into overtime, but neither team managed to score the game-winner.

St. Lawrence (0-3-2) had had a one second grace period, and it had tied Harvard (2-4-1), 1-1.

As the Harvard gets ready to face Brown Wednesday, it holds memories of the St. Lawrence tie.

"It was a really exciting game," Frump said. "We played well together, and next time we'll hold on to it."

"We showed maturity and improved a great deal," junior Colleen Malek said.

The Crimson, but for a second, had secured the win against St. Lawrence. The team came together, the freshman contributed and the new line changes were working.

Hopefully for the Crimson, it will all come together again--this time as a win against Brown in Harvard's next league competition. Harvard  2 Cornell  3

Harvard  1 St. Lawrence  1

CORNELL, 3-2 at Lynch Rink Harvard  0  0  2  --  2 Cornell  1  2  0  --  3

First Period

Cor--Dewar (Antal, House) 19:33

Second Period

Cor--Antal (House) 18:52. (PPG).

Cor--Schmaiz (Antal) 18:45.

Third Period

Har--Kellogg (Walsh) 11:26

Har--Walsh (Mleczko, Kellogg) 11:36

Saves: Cor--Hayes 8-7-3-18: Har--Bowdoin 14 16-14.

Power Play: Cor--1/4: Har--0/2

Attendance: 282 HARVARD-ST. LAWRENCE, 1-1 THE at St. Lawrence Harvard  0  0  1  --  1 St. Lawrence  0  0  1  --  1

First Period

No Scoring.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Third Period

Har--Duvel (Kellogg, Lertzes):39. (PPG).

StL--Barnett (McKee. Blakely) 15:17. (SH).

Saves: StL--Townshend 10-7-10-3 30.

Har--Bowdoin 6-8-8-1 23

Power Play: StL--0/5: Har--1/7.

Attendance: 143

Harvard  1 St. Lawrence  1

CORNELL, 3-2 at Lynch Rink Harvard  0  0  2  --  2 Cornell  1  2  0  --  3

First Period

Cor--Dewar (Antal, House) 19:33

Second Period

Cor--Antal (House) 18:52. (PPG).

Cor--Schmaiz (Antal) 18:45.

Third Period

Har--Kellogg (Walsh) 11:26

Har--Walsh (Mleczko, Kellogg) 11:36

Saves: Cor--Hayes 8-7-3-18: Har--Bowdoin 14 16-14.

Power Play: Cor--1/4: Har--0/2

Attendance: 282 HARVARD-ST. LAWRENCE, 1-1 THE at St. Lawrence Harvard  0  0  1  --  1 St. Lawrence  0  0  1  --  1

First Period

No Scoring.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Third Period

Har--Duvel (Kellogg, Lertzes):39. (PPG).

StL--Barnett (McKee. Blakely) 15:17. (SH).

Saves: StL--Townshend 10-7-10-3 30.

Har--Bowdoin 6-8-8-1 23

Power Play: StL--0/5: Har--1/7.

Attendance: 143

CORNELL, 3-2 at Lynch Rink Harvard  0  0  2  --  2 Cornell  1  2  0  --  3

First Period

Cor--Dewar (Antal, House) 19:33

Second Period

Cor--Antal (House) 18:52. (PPG).

Cor--Schmaiz (Antal) 18:45.

Third Period

Har--Kellogg (Walsh) 11:26

Har--Walsh (Mleczko, Kellogg) 11:36

Saves: Cor--Hayes 8-7-3-18: Har--Bowdoin 14 16-14.

Power Play: Cor--1/4: Har--0/2

Attendance: 282 HARVARD-ST. LAWRENCE, 1-1 THE at St. Lawrence Harvard  0  0  1  --  1 St. Lawrence  0  0  1  --  1

First Period

No Scoring.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Third Period

Har--Duvel (Kellogg, Lertzes):39. (PPG).

StL--Barnett (McKee. Blakely) 15:17. (SH).

Saves: StL--Townshend 10-7-10-3 30.

Har--Bowdoin 6-8-8-1 23

Power Play: StL--0/5: Har--1/7.

Attendance: 143

First Period

Cor--Dewar (Antal, House) 19:33

Second Period

Cor--Antal (House) 18:52. (PPG).

Cor--Schmaiz (Antal) 18:45.

Third Period

Har--Kellogg (Walsh) 11:26

Har--Walsh (Mleczko, Kellogg) 11:36

Saves: Cor--Hayes 8-7-3-18: Har--Bowdoin 14 16-14.

Power Play: Cor--1/4: Har--0/2

Attendance: 282 HARVARD-ST. LAWRENCE, 1-1 THE at St. Lawrence Harvard  0  0  1  --  1 St. Lawrence  0  0  1  --  1

First Period

No Scoring.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Third Period

Har--Duvel (Kellogg, Lertzes):39. (PPG).

StL--Barnett (McKee. Blakely) 15:17. (SH).

Saves: StL--Townshend 10-7-10-3 30.

Har--Bowdoin 6-8-8-1 23

Power Play: StL--0/5: Har--1/7.

Attendance: 143

First Period

No Scoring.

Second Period

No Scoring.

Third Period

Har--Duvel (Kellogg, Lertzes):39. (PPG).

StL--Barnett (McKee. Blakely) 15:17. (SH).

Saves: StL--Townshend 10-7-10-3 30.

Har--Bowdoin 6-8-8-1 23

Power Play: StL--0/5: Har--1/7.

Attendance: 143