January 28, 2009

Team Notes: Harvard Heads to Capital District

The following article appeared January 28 on the Harvard Web site.

 

Harvard closes out the month of January with visits to ECAC Hockey opponents Union and Rensselaer. The Crimson currently sits in a third-place tie in the conference standings with Colgate and Princeton with 18 points.

After this weekend’s action, Harvard will ready for the 31st Women’s Beanpot, held this year at Northeastern’s Matthews Arena Feb. 3 and 10. The Crimson will battle Boston University in the opening round, while Boston College will face the host Huskies. Harvard, which has 12 Beanpots to its credit, won last year’s tournament.

Series History
Friday’s matchup will be the 12th meeting between Harvard and Union in a series that dates to the 2003-04 season. The Crimson has won all 11 previous meetings between the teams and owns a 82-1 advantage in goals in those games. Harvard downed Union, 5-0, earlier this season back on Nov. 8. Senior Brittany Martin and sophomore Kylie Stephens combined for 12 saves and the shutout, while senior Sarah Wilson scored twice to lead the offense.

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