March 5, 2009

Team Notes: Harvard Hosts Championship Weekend

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

 

Seventh-ranked Harvard, the No. 1 seed in the 26th annual ECAC Women’s Hockey Tournament, will play Rensselaer in the first semifinal game Saturday at 1 p.m. No. 8 St. Lawrence and No. 9 Dartmouth will face each other in the second semifinal game at 4 p.m., while the two winners will meet Sunday for the championship game at 2 p.m.

Harvard is looking to grab its sixth ECAC Hockey tournament title and is seeking the conference’s automatic bid to the NCAA tournament.

Last Time Out
During its ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series against Cornell, Harvard outscored the Big Red, 7-0, earning back-to-back shutouts Feb. 27-28 at Bright Hockey Center. In Game 1, Christina Kessler made a career-high 36 saves, while Kathryn Farni, Jenny Brine and Liza Ryabkina supplied the offense with goals.

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