Box Score NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Despite an early lead, No. 8 seed Harvard (7-20-3) were narrowly edged 4-2 by the No. 2 ranked team in the country and No. 1 seed Yale (27-2-1) in the first game of the best of three series of the first round of the ECACH tournament in Ingalls Rink.
Harvard's
Anne Bloomer and
Kristin Della Rovere each notched a goal and an assist in the contest.
How it Happened
- The Crimson came out firing to open up the ECACH tournament, putting up 11 shots on goal in the period and having numerous scoring opportunities.
- Kristin Della Rovere opened all scoring by burying a rebound off her own shot into the back of the net at the 6:41 mark of the first period to give Harvard a 1-0. Anne Bloomer assisted on the goal.
- Just minutes later, Anne Bloomer would give the Crimson a 2-0 lead after scoring off a beautiful Della Rovere across goal pass.
- Alex Pellicci's 13 saves would help Harvard hold Yale scoreless in the first period.
- Yale would record two goals despite 17 Pellicci saves in the second period.
- The game was tied at two entering the final period.
- The first half of the third period went back and forth with each team having scoring chances.
- Yale would break the deadlock at the 10:56 mark of the third period to take a 3-2 lead.
- Harvard would make one final push by pulling Pellicci with a 1:30 left in the period.
- Yale would score once more on the empty net to secure the 4-2 final score.
Harvard Highlights
- Kristin Della Rovere recorded her sixth goal of the season and 56th of her career in the first period of the game. Anne Bloomer earned her 11th assist of the season on the goal.
- Bloomer notched her team leading 15th goal of the season in the first period. Della Rovere notched her 14th assist of the season on the goal.
- This was Bloomer's eighth multipoint game of the season. She has also recorded a point in three of her last four games. For Della Rovere, this was her fourth multipoint game of the season.
- Alex Pellicci tallied 41 saves in the game, her most since recording 46 saves on Jan. 28 against Colgate.
- Mia Biotti and Jade Arnone each made three blocks to lead the team in the game.
Up Next
Harvard returns to Ingalls Rink tomorrow at 3 p.m. to rematch Yale in game 2 in the best of three series in the first round of the ECACH Tournament.
