PROVIDENCE, R.I. - Harvard women's ice hockey dropped its contest tonight to the Brown Bears after a tightly contested battle on the road at Meehan Auditorium. The Crimson (0-5-0, 0-5-0 ECACH) took the fight to the Bears with strong play on both sides of the puck, but fell in a close 2-1 loss.
Gabi Davidson Adams scored the Crimson's lone goal in the matchup, threading a wrist shot through the Brown goalie after a great feed from Kayley Crawford. Goaltender, Alex Pellicci, had another solid effort between the pipes, making 23 saves to backstop the effort.
HOW IT HAPPENED
- Harvard took on the Bears in the second half of its back-to-back road series this weekend.
- The Crimson fought hard in the first period, putting seven shots on goal - including a great wrap-around chance from Sophie Ensley - while only allowing six shots to reach Pellicci.
- Neither team logged a goal in the first period as the game would head into the second period in a scoreless tie.
- Gabi Davidson Adams put the Crimson up early in the second period with her second goal of the season. The strike was set up off a great feed from Kayley Crawford.
- Brown tied the score late in the period to send three game into the final period tied at one.
- The Bears would add its go-ahead tally late in the third period on the powerplay.
- Brown held onto the narrow advantage despite a relentless Crimson attack in the final minutes of play.
HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS
- Gabi Davidson Adams scored her second goal of the season in the second period.
- Kayley Crawford logged the primary assist on the goal.
- Kayley MacDonald added the secondary assist, recording her first career point in the process.
- Alex Pellicci made 23 saves between the pipes to backstop the effort.
- Jenna MacDonald led the team in blocked shots in front of Pellicci, with three in the contest.
UP NEXT
Harvard is back on the road next week for a weekend series at Princeton (Nov. 3) and Quinnipiac (Nov. 4). The games are slated for 6:00 PM and 3:00 PM, respectively, and will be streamed live on ESPN+.