November 19, 2008

Tangled at the Top

The following article appeared November 19 on the New England Hockey Journal Web site.

 

By Brian Sullivan

Where have you gone, Sarah Vaillancourt? Crimson Nation turns its startled eyes to you.

Harvard’s defending Patty Kazmaier Award-winner has only skated in a pair of contests for the Cambridge club this year because of international obligations, and her teammates will be more than happy to have her back.

The Crimson dropped consecutive games for the first time since the 2006-07 postseason, when they lost to St. Lawrence in the league semifinal and Wisconsin in the NCAA tournament. This time, it was the North Country that sank the reigning league champions, with Clarkson and SLU (again) dispatching the visitors by 2-0 and 3-1 scores, respectively. Harvard has only scored 15 goals in six games so far, it has surrendered 11.

Complete article can be accessed via the Journal Web site by clicking here.