ITHICA, N.Y. – No. 6/6 Harvard (17-6-0, 13-4-0 ECAC Hockey) used a strong third period to bury rival Cornell (9-10-2, 7-7-1 ECAC Hockey), 6-3, on Saturday (Feb. 5) afternoon, sealing the program's 12th Ivy League crown, and first since 2015, in the process. 
 
Kristin Della Rovere, Becca Gilmore and Anne Bloomer each registered three points at Lynah Rink as the Crimson earned the regular season sweep against the Big Red for the first time since the 2014-15 campaign. Lindsay Reed turned aside 29 shots in goal on her way to her third win of the season. 
 
Period number one featured one goal for each team. Harvard's Gilmore was first to score at 7:24 after a Cornell turnover in its defense zone allowed Bloomer to find Gilmore alone in front of the goal, where the senior would make no mistake on the finish. The Big Red soon pulled even, converting on its first power-play opportunity of the game when Kaitlin Jockims netted her fourth of the year, tying the score at 12:35 in the opening period.
 
Harvard captured the lead back in period number two with a pair of goals. First it was Della Rovere on the power-play, snapping a wrister right off an offensive zone face-off that deflected off a Big Red defender and into the net at 1:55. Maryna Macdonald was next to strike, converting on a long-range wrist-shot just seconds after a Crimson power-play had expired, putting the Crimson ahead, 3-1. Late in the period, Cornell pulled back to within one as Rory Guilday picked up her fifth goal of the year, making it 3-2 heading to the final frame. 
 
Early in the third period, the Big Red evened the score on a goal from Lily Dilianedis at 2:54. With momentum seemingly shifting towards the home team, Harvard swung things back in its favor when Gilmore scored the go-ahead goal at 7:03. Gilmore banked the puck off a Cornell defender from the right of the goal mouth for what was her second score of the game. Kyra Willoughby added to the lead with another power-play strike as the junior defender beat Big Red goalie Lindsay Browning with a blistering slap-shot from just inside the blue line at 9:01. 
 
With its goalie pulled and two Crimson in the penalty box, the Big Red looked to turn things around late, but Emma Buckles ended the home team's hopes with an empty-net goal that traveled nearly the full length of the ice before finding the center of the cage. 

Harvard Highlights

• Becca Gilmore scored two goals and recorded one assist, raising her season point-total to 33, the most on the team. Gilmore is now up to 14 goals and 19 assists on the year. 
• Anne Bloomer dished out three assists, the most of her collegiate career. Bloomer had previously had two helpers on three occasions. She is the second Harvard player with three assists in a game this season (Della Rovere). 
• Kristin Della Rovere continued her offensive tear, scoring a goal while also contributing two assists. The junior now has 11 points in Harvard last five games and is the second Crimson skater to reach the 30-point threshold this season. She finished the day a team-best +2. 
• Maryna Macdonald scored her sixth of the season on a power-play tally in the second period. Macdonald now has four PP goals this year.
• Kyra Willoughby picked up her second goal of the season and the fourth of her career. 
• Captain Emma Buckles scored an empty-net goal with Harvard down two skaters. The goal was the sixth of the season for the senior and Harvard's fourth short-handed goal of the year. 
• Lindsay Reed got the win in her first start since Dec. 31, making 29 saves. Reed improves to 3-3-0 overall. 
• Gilmore led Harvard with seven shots on goal in the contest. 
• Eight Crimson players recorded at least one point in the win. 
• Brooke Jovanovich and Kyra Willoughby each blocked four-shots to lead the team. 

Game Notes

• Harvard clinches its first Ivy League title since 2015. The Crimson is now 8-1-0 in Ivy play this season with just one Ivy opponent remaining (Princeton). 
• The game marks the fourth time this season in which Harvard has scored at least six goals. 
• It is the first game this season in which three Harvard defenders scored goals (Macdonald, Willoughby, Buckles). 
• Harvard outshot Cornell on the day, 34-32. 
• The Crimson went 3-7 on the power-play in the game. It is the first time this year that Harvard has scored three power-play goals. 
• Harvard is now 16-0-0 this season when leading after 40 minutes. 
• The Crimson improves to 5-1-0 in games following a loss this year. 
• Harvard sweeps the regular season against Cornell for the first time since 2014-15. The Crimson is now 58-34-6 all-time vs. the Big Red. 

Up Next

Harvard readies for the Women's Beanpot Championship this Tuesday (Feb. 8) against Boston College. The game will start at 7:30 p.m. from Northeastern's Matthews Arena.