Ryabkina’s Fifth Tournament Tally Leads No. 5 Women’s Hockey to 13th Beanpot Title
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Junior Liza Ryabkina potted her
fifth goal of the 2010 Beanpot Tournament 35 seconds into the
second period and the marker stood as the game-winner as the No. 5
Harvard women’s hockey team blanked No. 9 Northeastern,
1-0, in the Beanpot final Tuesday at Bright Hockey Center. The
win marks the 13th time in program history the Crimson has hoisted
the Beanpot trophy, and the first time since 2008.
Harvard now stands just one Beanpot title shy of
Northeastern’s 14 overall trophies. The last time the Huskies
captured the tournament crown was 1998. Katey Stone, the Landry
Family Head Coach for Harvard Women’s Ice Hockey, collected
her 10th career Beanpot title and now stands two wins shy of tying
Laura Halldorson's all-time Division I record of 337 career
victories.
After scoring four goals in a 5-0 win over Boston College in the
first round and netting the game-winner in the finals, Ryabkina was
unanimously selected as the Beanpot Most Valuable Player, becoming
the first Crimson player to win the award since Sarah Wilson
’09 claimed the prize in 2008. A pair of Beanpot shutouts
earned freshman goalie Laura Bellamy the Bertagna Award as the
tournament’s top goaltender, marking the second time in three
years a Harvard player has received the accolade after Christina
Kessler won it in 2008.
After outshooting the Huskies, 12-5, in the opening stanza, the
Crimson grabbed control of the flow of the game in the second,
owning a 26-6 margin in shots in the middle period. More
importantly, Harvard netted the only goal of the frame, as Ryabkina
put Harvard ahead at 0:35. Ryabkina sent a pass into the slot from
the left corner, allowing Randi Griffin to get a shot off.
Northeastern goaltender Leah Sulyma stopped Griffin’s
attempt, but the shot created a rebound on the left side. Ryabkina
picked up the puck and lifted it into the top corner of the
net.
The Huskies upped their offensive efforts in the third,
outshooting the hosts 16-6 in the period. Three Harvard penalties
gave the visitors a number of good looks on net, but Bellamy stood
firm, recording 16 saves to secure her second shutout in as many
Beanpot games. The Crimson finished the game with a 44-27 edge in
shots.
Harvard will begin a stretch of four road games to conclude the
regular season at Rensselaer Friday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m.
