Some Drama Sure to Take Place
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The following article appeared in the February 9 issue of the Boston Globe.
By Barbara Matson
Globe Correspondent
When Harvard and Northeastern take the ice at the Bright Center
tonight for the championship game of the Women’s Beanpot,
each team will be counting on a goalie who spent most of the first
half of the season in a backup role.
Harvard (15-5-4), ranked No. 5 in the USCHO.com poll, lost senior
Christina Kessler in mid-January when she suffered a season-ending
knee injury. Kessler was 64-16-6, first on Harvard’s all-time
goalie wins list, and held the NCAA career record with a .9412 save
percentage when she was hurt.
Into the breach jumped Laura Bellamy, a freshman from Duluth,
Minn., who had played in just three games before taking over the
top job. Bellamy (6-2-1) is now third in the country with a 1.21
goals-against average and the sixth-best save percentage (.939).
Complete article can be accessed via the Globe Web site by clicking here.
