No. 3 Harvard Scores Three in Second, Shuts Out Union

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Final	1	2	3	Final
Union (0-11-1, 0-4-0)	0	0	0	0
Harvard (3-0-1, 3-0-1)	1	3	1	5

Scoring Summary
1st - 17:01	Sarah Wilson (Harvard)
2nd - 05:44	Alisa Baumgartner (Harvard)
2nd - 07:30	Sarah Wilson (Harvard)
2nd - 08:56	PP - Kathryn Farni (Harvard)
3rd - 17:46	Sarah Wilson (Harvard)

Union	Harvard
G: N/A A: N/A Sh: Suzy Pocock - 4 Sv: Lundy Day - 41	G: Sarah Wilson - 2 A: 4 Players (#9, #11, #15, #18 - 1) Sh: 3 Players (#3, #16, #17 - 5) Sv: Kylie Stephens - 7

TEAM STATISTICS	Union	Harvard
Power Plays	0 for 4	1 for 3
Shorthanded Goals	0	0
Penalties (min)	3 (6)	4 (8)
Shots on Goal	12	46
Face Offs Won	21	29

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Boxscore

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.-Sarah Wilson scored two goals and fellow senior Jenny Brine had a goal and an assist to lead the No. 3 Harvard women's hockey team to a 5-0 win against Union Saturday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center.

Freshman Alisa Baumgartner and junior Kathryn Farni also scored for the Crimson (3-0-1, 3-0-1 ECAC Hockey), which held a 46-12 advantage in shots and overcame 41 saves by Union's Lundy Day. Senior Brittany Martin had five saves, and sophomore Kylie Stephens made seven stops.

Harvard was 1 for 3 on the power play and held a 29-21 edge in faceoff wins.

The early action went back and forth until the Dutchwomen were whistled for a penalty about five minutes into the game. Harvard seized the momentum from there and poured on the offense, outshooting Union, 19-4, in the first period.

The Crimson held puck in the Union zone for most of the early power play and continued to work the puck around and apply heavy pressure on Day. The Union goalie made several tough saves following nice Harvard passing plays, but the Crimson broke through on an unassisted effort by Brine. The Harvard senior picked off a Union pass inside the Dutchwomen's blue line, skated wide right around a defender and put a shot off the inside of Day's leg and into the goal.

Harvard added three goals in just over three minutes in the second period. Baumgarter struck first, picking up the puck from sophomore Deborah Conway, circling behind the net, coming out on the left side and shooting high past Day at 5:45 of the second. Wilson scored less than three minutes later, getting a shot past Day after taking the puck Cori Bassett. Brine also assisted on the play.

Farni's goal, Harvard's fourth, came at 8:56. Working the left point on the power play, she one-timed a Katharine Chute shot through the Union penalty kill and into the net for her first score of the year. The Crimson held a 15-3 edge in second-period shots.

The Dutchwomen kept Harvard off the board for much of the third period, but Wilson put the finishing touches on the scoresheet at the 17:46 mark, skating up the left side and shooting over Day's left shoulder to make it 5-0.

Harvard goes on the road again next weekend, heading to the North Country to take on Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The Crimson and Golden Knights face off Friday at 7 p.m. in Potsdam, N.Y.