February 5, 2009

Team Notes: Harvard Hosts Rivals Yale, Brown; Celebrates 30 Years of Hockey

The following article appeared February 5 on the Harvard Web site.

 

After a month on the road, the Harvard women’s hockey team returns to Bright Hockey Center to host ECAC Hockey and Ivy League rivals Yale and Brown. The Crimson is riding a five-game win streak into the weekend and sits third in the ECAC Hockey standings with 22 points.

Series History

Harvard leads the all-time series against Yale, posting a 56-8-2 record against the Bulldogs dating back to the first meeting between the schools in 1978-79. The Crimson has won the last seven games against the Bulldogs, including a 1-0 victory back on Jan. 10 in New Haven, Conn. Kathryn Farni’s unassisted short-handed goal provided all of the offense.

Saturday’s contest will be the 69th meeting between Harvard and Brown that also goes back to the 1978-79 season. The Crimson has emerged with victories in its last six games against the Bears after defeating Brown, 5-3, on Jan. 9. Sarah Vaillancourt scored a hat trick and Sarah Wilson chipped in with a goal and two assists.

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