2007-08 Schedule/Results
2007-08 Statistics
Northeastern 1, Harvard 3
30th Annual Women's Beanpot Semifinals
Feb. 5, 2008
Walter Brown Arena (Boston, MA)
| Team |
1st
|
2nd
|
3rd
|
Final
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| No. 1 Harvard (20-1-0, 16-0-0 ECAC) |
1
|
1
|
1
|
3
|
| Northeastern (5-17-3, 4-8-1 HEA) |
1
|
0
|
0
|
1
|
The Huskies gave top-ranked Harvard a run for their money in the opening round of the Beanpot on Tuesday but ultimately fell to a 3-1 score, although the play was closer than the score indicated.
Because of a protocol violation by the Crimson, the Huskies started the game on a powerplay, and they took advantage. At just :42 into the game, Lindsay Berman took a pass from Katy Applin and shot it from just above the blue line. The puck fluttered to the net and bounced up and over Harvard goalie Christina Kessler to give Northeastern an early lead. It marks Berman's first ever Beanpot point and her fifth goal of the season. Applin registered her 10th assist of the season on the play.
"We came in as the underdog and no one really expected us to win," said Husky captain Nikki Petrich. "Our motivation was to prove to people we could win. To score so quickly in the game was unbelievable."
Two minutes later, Harvard struck back. After Petrich was called for slashing, the Crimson used the man-advantage to take a hard shot from the point by Jenny Brine that went by NU goalie Leah Sulyma for the game-tying goal.
The Huskies held up very solidly in the remainder of the first, killing off three more penalties. Sulyma made 16 saves in the period, including an incredible kick save on the Crimson's leading scorer Sarah Vaillancourt to keep the game tied after one.
Harvard took the lead at 7:40 in the second when Katharine Chute took a shot that caromed over to the left side and was redirected by Brine and past Sulyma on her glove side for her second goal of the game.
That was all Harvard would get in the period, after the Huskies killed off two more Harvard powerplays and the Crimson snipers hit a few posts. Sulyma made 18 saves in the stanza, giving her 34 at the end of two.
The Crimson put the finishing touches on the win when Sarah Vaillancourt got her 13th goal of the season with two minutes reamining, giving Harvard a 3-1 lead it would not relinquish.
The Huskies put up a valiant effort, generating some great offensive chances. On one particular play, Kristi Kehoe grabbed a rebound from Chelsey Jones and shot it into the crossbar and it bounced up over the net.
The Huskies had another chance with a faceoff in the offensive zone, as Erin Reil grabbed the puck of the faceoff and shot it at Kessler. Kessler thought she had kicked the puck away but it narrowly missed passing the goal line before it was scooped away by the Harvard defense.
The Huskies could not seem to get the puck to bounce their way and fell by the 3-1 final. Sulyma finished with 47 saves, her career-high regulation total. She also posted 47 saves in an overtime loss to Yale on Jan. 5. She now has 670 saves on the season and stands in 10th place on Northeastern's single season saves list.
"They [Harvard] got a few breaks on the powerplays and that gave them momentum to keep shooting and shooting," Sulyma remarked afterwards.
"But we did stay in this game."
The loss drops the Huskies to 5-17-3 overall on the season. Next Tuesday Northeastern will take on Boston College in the consolation round of the Beanpot at 5 p.m., at Walter Brown Arena.
"After the game we talked about the effort we put forward," Head Coach Laura Schuler commented. "Hopefully we'll keep rolling with that energy."
"No matter how talented a team is, if you have people willing to outwork the opponent, you're going to do well," Schuler said. "The team with the best record doesn't necessarily win. The team that plays the best that day is going to win, and we brought that into today's game. We wanted to be the best we could be. I was definitely blown away and I'm just so proud of the heart our team has shown here."
The Huskies next take the ice on Friday when they begin a weekend series with Maine at Matthews Arena. Both games begin at 7 p.m.
Hockey Game Box Score (Final)
2007-08 Northeastern Women's Hockey
#1 Harvard vs Northeastern (Feb 05, 2008 at Boston, Mass.)
Harvard (20-1-0) vs. Northeastern (5-17-3)
Date: Feb 05, 2008 Location: Boston, Mass. Arena: Walter Brown Arena
Attendance: Start time:5:00 End time:6:57 Total time:1:57
# Prd Time Team Typ Scored By Assists Visitor On Ice Home On Ice
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1 1st 00:42 NU PP Berman, Lindsay/5 Applin, Katy/10 26,21,6,9 14,34,13,20,11
2 1st 02:58 HARV PP Brine, Jenny/11 Bassett, Cori/1 9,18,3,26,6 34,7,17,77
Ryabkina, Liza/14
3 2nd 07:40 HARV EV Brine, Jenny/12 Chute, Katharine/8 9,15,24,18,26 17,8,14,34,13
4 3rd 18:40 HARV EV Vaillancourt, Sarah/13 McDonald, Anna/6 26,10,17,18,24 34,14,20,13,8
Wilson, Sarah/6
TEAM SUMMARY
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Harvard 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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3 Ryabkina, Liza...... 2 0 0 2 0
5 McLean, Brenna...... 0 0 0 0 0
6 *Cahow, Caitlin...... 0 1 1 2 0
7 Sluzas, Nora........ 1 0 0 1 0
9 *Brine, Jenny........ 3 2 0 5 +1
10 McDonald, Anna...... 1 0 4 5 +1
11 Conway, Deborah..... 0 0 1 1 0
14 Kester, Kirsten..... 0 0 0 0 0
15*Chute, Katharine.... 1 5 1 7 +1
16 Vaughn, Kati........ 1 2 0 3 0
17 Wilson, Sarah....... 1 3 0 4 +1
18 Bassett, Cori....... 2 0 2 4 +2
20 Buesser, Kate....... 0 1 0 1 0
21*Farni, Kathryn...... 1 2 1 4 0
22 Brawn, Jen.......... 0 0 0 0 0
23 Griffin, Randi...... 1 3 2 6 0
24 Coskren, Leanna..... 0 0 0 0 +2
26*Vaillancourt, Sarah. 3 0 2 5 +2
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
33 Stephens, Kylie DNP
Totals.............. 17 19 14 50 +10
|-Shots by Prd-|
## Northeastern 1 2 3 Tot +/-
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2 Sanborn, Colleen.... 0 1 0 1 0
3 *Hogan, Annie........ 0 0 1 1 0
4 Bielawski, Ali...... 1 0 0 1 0
6 Tomchik, Vanessa.... 0 0 0 0 0
7 Elumba, Missy....... 0 0 0 0 0
8 Wohlfeiler, Alyssa.. 0 0 0 0 -2
10 Prouty, Autumn...... 0 0 0 0 0
11*Petrich, Nikki...... 0 1 1 2 0
13 Berman, Lindsay..... 1 1 0 2 -2
14 Jones, Chelsey...... 0 3 1 4 -2
15 Chapman, Liz........ 0 0 0 0 0
17 Berg, Ginny......... 0 0 0 0 -1
19*Reil, Erin.......... 1 0 2 3 0
20*Applin, Katy........ 0 0 0 0 -1
21*Sperry, Cassie...... 1 1 0 2 0
34 Kehoe, Kristi....... 0 1 1 2 -2
77 Antflick, Lori...... 0 1 0 1 0
TM TEAM................ 0 0 0 0 0
33 Scott, Stacey DNP
35 Belliveau, Sarah DNP
Totals.............. 4 9 6 19 -10
Goals by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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HARV 1 1 1 - 3
NU 1 0 0 - 1
Shots by Period
Team 1 2 3 Tot
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HARV 17 19 14 - 50
NU 4 9 6 - 19
Power Play G-Att (Shots)
Prd HARV NU
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1st 1-3 (11) 1-2 (1)
2nd 0-2 (2) 0-2 (4)
3rd 0-0 (0) 0-1 (1)
Total 1-5 (13) 1-5 (6)
Penalties/Minutes by Prd
Prd HARV NU
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1st 2/4 3/6
2nd 2/4 2/4
3rd 1/2 0/0
Total 5/10 5/10
Three stars:
1. None
2. None
3. None
Officials:
Referee:William Doiron
Linesman:Brian Burke
Linesman:Paul Driscoll
GOALTENDERS
Harvard Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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35 Kessler, Christina.. W 60:00 1 0 3 9 6 18
Northeastern Dec MIN GA EN 1 2 3 Svs
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1 Sulyma, Leah........ L 59:04 3 0 16 18 13 47
TM EMPTY NET........... 00:56 0 0 0 0 0 0
PENALTY SUMMARY
Prd Player Team Min Offense Time
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1st TEAM HARV 2 PROTOCOL VIOLATION 00:00 PP
1st Petrich, Nikki NU 2 SLASHING 02:35 PP
1st Berg, Ginny NU 2 INTERFERENCE 04:10 PP
1st Wilson, Sarah HARV 2 SLASHING 15:03 PP
1st Petrich, Nikki NU 2 HOLDING THE STICK 16:09 PP
2nd Wilson, Sarah HARV 2 TRIPPING 08:14 PP
2nd Applin, Katy NU 2 CHECKING 13:10 PP
2nd Bassett, Cori HARV 2 INTERFERENCE 15:27 PP
2nd Berman, Lindsay NU 2 CHECKING 15:51 PP
3rd Coskren, Leanna HARV 2 ELBOWING 01:12 PP
Win-Kessler, Christina (20-1-0). Loss-Sulyma, Leah (5-14-3).
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Harvard - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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9 Brine, Jenny 18 9
10 McDonald, Anna 16 9
20 Buesser, Kate 5 7
26 Vaillancourt, Sarah 3 1
Totals......... 42 26
Northeastern - Faceoffs
## Player W L
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21 Sperry, Cassie 10 14
14 Jones, Chelsey 8 16
2 Sanborn, Colleen 6 8
34 Kehoe, Kristi 1 0
8 Wohlfeiler, Alyssa 1 3
13 Berman, Lindsay 0 1
Totals......... 26 42
Harvard - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 02:35 02:58 00:23 1 0 PPG
1st 04:10 06:10 02:00 5 0
1st 17:03 18:09 01:06 5 0
2nd 13:10 15:27 02:17 2 2
2nd 17:27 17:51 00:24 0 0
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 13 shots, 1 goal, time 06:10
Northeastern - Power Play Summary
Prd Start End Elapse Shots (Opp)
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1st 00:00 00:42 00:42 1 0 PPG
1st 15:03 16:09 01:06 0 0
2nd 08:14 10:14 02:00 4 0
2nd 15:27 15:51 00:24 0 0
3rd 01:12 03:12 02:00 1 1
SUMMARY: 5 opps, 6 shots, 1 goal, time 06:12
