CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – No. 6/6 Harvard (16-5-0, 12-3-0 ECAC Hockey) presses pause on its Beanpot mission for an important road trip in ECAC Hockey as the Crimson pays visit to No. 7/8 Colgate (20-6-1, 10-4-1 ECAC Hockey) and Cornell (9-9-2, 7-6-2 ECAC Hockey) this weekend. 
 
Harvard will start the trip off vs. the Raiders on Friday (Feb. 4) before heading to Cornell on Saturday (Feb. 5). Both games are scheduled for a 2 p.m. puck-drop and can be seen on ESPN+ and Stretch Internet internationally. Friday's matchup will also be available for viewing in Canada via TSN.ca/TSN app. 
 
The Crimson has claimed victory in its last nine ECAC Hockey games, and its last seven games overall. The team's latest triumph was in the Round One of the 2022 Women's Beanpot when Harvard scored three goals in the third period to overcome BU, 4-1. 
 

How to Follow

Watch: ESPN+ (Colgate) | ESPN+ (Cornell) | Stretch Internet (both games)| TSN.ca (Colgate)
Live Stats: (Colgate) | (Cornell) 
Game Notes | Tickets (Cornell)
Spectator Attendance Policy (Colgate) | Spectator Attendance Policy (Cornell)
Twitter: @HarvardWHockey | #GoCrimson | #OneCrimson 
 

What to Know

• Harvard's road games with Colgate and Cornell were originally slated for Jan. 7-8, but were postponed due to COVID-19 concerns and safety protocols within the Harvard program. 
• This will be the second meeting this season for Harvard against both the Raiders and Big Red. Harvard defeated Cornell, 4-1, in October, snapping a 10-game winless drought vs. the program. The Crimson fell in overtime to Colgate, 4-5, on Oct. 30 in what was a thrilling, goal-filled affair. 
• Anne Bloomer has scored nine goals in her last six games, and now leads all of Division I with 0.81 goals per game on average. The junior has scored multiple goals in three of Harvard's last five games, including two apiece in the last two. 
• Senior goaltender Becky Dutton earned MAC Goaltending Goalie of the Month honors from the ECAC for her performance during the month of January. Dutton has won a career-best seven straight games in goal, a stretch during which she is surrendering just 1.00 goals per game. 
• Harvard has won its last three games against ranked opponents (No. 8/9 Yale, No. 4/4 Quinnipiac and No. 10/10 Clarkson), and will go for a fourth consecutive ranked win against No. 7/8 Colgate on Friday.
• With a win at Cornell on Saturday Harvard can clinch its first Ivy League title since 2015. The Crimson is 7-1-0 in Ivy play thus far this season. 
• The Harvard penalty-kill unit has stopped the last 15 power-plays from the opposition, and has not surrendered a power-play goal over the last five games. The Crimson penalty-kill is up to a 89.3 percent success rate for the season. 
• Colgate enters Friday 7-3-0 in its last 10 games. Danielle Serdachny (37) and Kalty Kaltounkova (36) rank second and third in points in ECAC Hockey, respectively. 
• A resurgent Cornell has crept its way up the ECAC Hockey standings, going 5-2-1 in its last eight. Goaltender Lindsay Browning is tied for second in the nation with six shutouts on the year. 
• The Crimson is featured in both national polls this week, coming in at No. 6 in the USCHO rankings and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. It is the ninth week this season in which Harvard appears inside the top 10 in both national polls. 
• Harvard leads Colgate in the all-time series, 31-14-3 but is just 2-10-1 against the Raiders since 2016-17. 
• The Crimson holds a 57-34-6 advantage vs. Cornell all-time. 

 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: 

Harvard returns to Boston for the Beanpot Final on Tuesday (Feb. 8) when the Crimson will battle Boston College hoping to claim its 15th Beanpot crown. The game will be held at 7:30 p.m. at Northeastern's Matthews Arena.