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Game On
The Harvard women's hockey team hits the ice for an
exhibition matchup against McGill, the top-ranked team in the
Quebec University Hockey League, Saturday at Bright Hockey Center.
Today's contest marks the only exhibition game for Harvard this
season. Admission to the exhibition game is free.
Last Season
Harvard hosted McGill in a preseason exhibition a year ago
tomorrow and skated to a convincing 4-1 win. Kate Buesser led the
Crimson attack with two goals and Kathryn Farni '10 had a
four-point game with a goal and three assists. Katharine Chute
netted Harvard's fourth goal at the 19:59 mark of the second
period. Christina Kessler '10 made 22 saves in goal for
Harvard.
Crimson Captains
Harvard's three captains this year are seniors Kate
Buesser, Leanna Coskren and
Liza
Ryabkina.
Preseason Prognostications
After finishing third in the ECAC Hockey regular season
standings and advancing to the ECAC Tournament semifinal last
season, Harvard has been picked to finish third in the league in
the ECAC Preseason Poll. Senior captain and forward Kate Buesser, a
2009-10 Patty Kazmaier Award Nominee, was selected to the Preseason
All-League team. Harvard also garnered top-10 rankings in both
national preseason polls, receiving a No. 8 ranking in the
USCHO.com poll and a No. 9 ranking in the USA Today/USA Hockey
Magazine poll.
Returning Statistical Leaders
Harvard returns four of its top five scorers from last
season, including its top three. Kate Buesser was the leading
scorer last season, totaling 40 points on 16 goals and 24 assists,
all of which were team-high totals. Jillian Dempsey
finished the year with 27 points (11g, 16a) and Liza Ryabkina
collected 22 points on 15 goals and seven assists in just 24 games.
Leanna Coskren led all defensemen with 19 points (8g, 11a) last
season. Buesser (+25) and Dempsey (+20) were the top-two rated
players at the end of last season.
Laura
Bellamy took over goalie duties midway through the season and
put up solid numbers through the final 18 games. The then-freshman
racked up 326 saves on the year for a save percentage of .921 and
finished with a 1.69 goals-against-average.
Scouting the Martlets
McGill brings a 6-4-1 record into today's game, competing
in a mix of exhibition and regular-season contests. It is currently
riding a four-game win streak, having taken down ECAC Hockey
opponents Princeton (4-3) and Yale (1-0) in the
process.
In their last game, the Martlets extended their QUHL winning
streak to a staggering 83 games, downing Montreal, 5-2, Wednesday
night in Montreal. McGill received third period goals from Darragh
Hamilton, Cathy Chartrand and Carly Hill and goalie Andrea Weckman
stopped 22 shots to seal the win.
Coming Attractions
Harvard kicks off its regular season schedule next weekend
against Yale, Friday Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.
