CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Winners of eight-straight ECAC Hockey contests and five-consecutive games overall, No. 6/8 Harvard (14-5, 11-3-0 ECAC Hockey) will look to extend its best run of the season when it takes the ice against No. 10 Clarkson (18-4-3, 9-3-1 ECAC Hockey) and St. Lawrence (10-9-5, 6-4-2 ECAC Hockey) this Friday and Saturday.
Both games will be played at Bright-Landry Hockey Center and will be open to the public for the first time this calendar year. Proof of vaccination will be required for guests 12 years of age and older and masks must be worn at all times by spectators. (Updated Spectator Policy)
Friday night's game vs. the Golden Knights will begin at 5:30 p.m., while Saturday's showdown with the Saints starts at 3 p.m. Games will air on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet with Friday's contest also available on NESN+ and Saturday's on TSN.Ca/TSN App.
How to Follow
Watch: ESPN+ (Clarkson) | ESPN+ (St. Lawrence) | International (Both games)
Tickets : Clarkson | St. Lawrence
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Twitter: @HarvardWHockey | #GoCrimson | #OneCrimson
What to Know
- Harvard will be gunning for its third straight win against a ranked opponent when the Crimson plays Clarkson on Friday. Harvard beat No. 8/9 Yale on Jan. 15 before taking out No. 4/4 Quinnipiac on Jan. 22. It's the first time the program has beaten two straight ranked opponents since March of 2015. The win vs. Quinnipiac is also the first for Harvard against a top-five team since Nov. 24, 2015 vs. No. 4/4 Northeastern.
- The Crimson appears at No. 6 in this week's USCHO women's hockey rankings, and No. 8 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. The No. 6 ranking is the highest position for Harvard in either national poll since it was No. 5 in both on Oct. 19, 2015.
- Senior captain Becky Dutton has earned ECAC Hockey Goalie of the Week honors in two consecutive weeks. The goaltender has conceded just four goals across her current five-game win streak, including back-to-back shutout performances against Dartmouth and Princeton.
- Junior Anne Bloomer leads Harvard with 13 goals on the season. Bloomer is averaging 0.68 goals per game, the fifth most in the country.
- Clarkson's Caitlin Lonergan is tied for the most points in ECAC Hockey with 36 on the season, while teammate Gabrielle David's 15 goals also match the conference lead.
- St. Lawrence goaltender Lucy Morgan has been stellar for the Saints. In 22 starts this season the junior has a .941 save percentage, the sixth highest mark in Division I.
- The Crimson and Golden Knights are knotted in the all-time series, 18-18-5. Clarkson defeated Harvard in a November overtime thriller, 4-3 earlier this season. The Crimson has not beaten the Golden Knights since Nov. 9, 2013 and has not won at Bright-Landry against the northern New Yorkers since Nov. 18, 2011.
- Harvard is 43-17-8 all-time against St. Lawrence including a 2-0 road victory this season. The Crimson has won four-straight against the Saints.
At the Helm:
Katey
Stone, The Landry Family Head Coach for Harvard Women's Ice Hockey, is in her 27th year at the helm of the women's hockey program. Prior to the 2021-22 season, Stone compiled a 494-253-54 record. During Summer 2021, Stone was named the recipient of USA Hockey's Distinguished Achievement Award, recognizing a U.S. citizen who has made hockey his or her profession, and has made outstanding contributions, on or off the ice, to the sport in America. No stranger to trailblazing in the sport, Stone was the first woman to be recognized for the award. Through her tenure at Harvard, Stone has coached six Patty Kazmaier
Award winners, 24 All America selections, 13 Olympians and 11 NWHL
/CWHL
Draft picks. Her teams have won 11 Beanpot
championships, seven ECAC
Tournament titles and have advanced to the NCAA Tournament 11 times.
Up Next:
The first round of the 2022 Beanpot
, hosted by Northeastern, is next up for Harvard. The Crimson will begin the tournament against Boston University on Tuesday (Feb. 4) at 4 p.m. Tickets are available at NUHuskies.com/tickets.
