February 17, 2010

Team Notes: No. 5 Crimson Head to North Country, Look to Clinch Home Ice

The following article appeared February 17 on the Harvard Web site.

 

The fifth-ranked Harvard women’s hockey team heads into the final weekend of the regular season looking to grab important conference points. The Crimson currently sits in a tie with Rensselaer for third place in the ECAC Hockey standings with 26 points, trailing Cornell and Clarkson by four points in the conference standings. Harvard can finish as high as tied for first in the ECAC and as low as seventh, depending on how the upcoming weekend works out.

Follow From Home
GoCrimson.com will provide live statistics for this week’s games, all home games and most road contests this season. Live audio and video is available for both games this weekend at Stlawu.edu/athletics and ClarksonAthletics.com.

Series History
Harvard and St. Lawrence have met 43 times, dating back to the first meeting between the conference rivals in 1983-84. The Crimson owns a 27-11-5 record against the Saints and has won the last two meetings between the schools. Earlier this season on Nov. 7, Harvard shut out St. Lawrence, 3-0, at Bright Hockey Center. Christina Kessler made 14 saves for the win and clean sheet, while Kate Buesser scored twice, including an empty net goal, and Ashley Wheeler added a tally.

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