CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's hockey put together an impressive comeback in a close loss to Ivy League rival Princeton this afternoon, falling to the Tigers by a score of 3-2. The Crimson (7-14-3, 6-10-3 ECACH) rallied with a pair of goals in the final two periods from Gabi Davidson Adams and Anne Bloomer.
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

• The Crimson fell behind early in the first period off a quick goal from the Tigers. After a penalty was called against Harvard, Princeton managed to add another tally on the board to take a 2-0 lead midway through the first.
• The Tigers were able to add one more goal late in the third period to take a 3-0 lead into the first intermission.
• The second period began with a back-and-forth battle between the two sides. The defenses of both groups were stout as the teams combined for only three shots on target in the first 11 minutes of the middle frame.
• The Harvard powerplay took advantage of its opportunity midway through the period, putting a goal on the board courtesy of Gabi Davidson Adams. The sophomore's seventh goal of the season was assisted by Ellie Bayard and Anne Bloomer at 12:26 in the period.

Good things happen when you go to the net??

Davidson Adams gets her 7th of the year!
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— Harvard Women's Hockey (@HarvardWHockey) February 3, 2023

• Harvard's PK unit stood tall in the second period, stopping all three Tigers powerplays in the period.
• Alex Pellicci made 12 saves in the second twenty minutes to keep the Crimson within reach.
• Anne Bloomer started the Harvard comeback effort with a shorthanded goal at 11:07 in the third period. Kristin Della Rovere started the breakout by creating a turnover that led to a breakaway shot. The rebound was set up beautifully for Bloomer, who cleaned up for the second Harvard goal.

KDR and Bloomer go to work on the PK??

Crimson chasing a goal late in the third!
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• Jade Arnone almost tied the game after a pretty set up from Bloomer. The Princeton goalie was able to get a pad on the shot to keep Harvard down a goal.
• Gwynn Lapp had the tying goal on her stick in the closing seconds but her shot was turned away as Princeton clung on to win by a final score of 3-2.

 

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

• Gabi Davidson Adams recorded her seventh goal of the season and now has six points in her last seven games
• Anne Bloomer scored her team-leading thirteenth goal of the season in the third period
• Bloomer also added an assist on the GDA goal to record her seventh multi-point effort of the season
• The shorthanded goal was the Crimson's ECAC-leading fourth of the season
• Kristin Della Rovere also extended her point streak to three games with the primary assist on the Bloomer goal
• Ellie Bayard had the primary assist on the GDA goal, her fifth point of the season
• Once again, Kristin Della Rovere led the Crimson effort on the faceoff dot, recording 17 wins
• Bloomer also led the team in blocked shots with three in the contest
• Alex Pellicci moved into second place on the Harvard women's hockey single season saves list, totaling 839 saves at the conclusion of the contest

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Alex Pellicci moves into second all time in program history with her 35 save performance today!#GoCrimson | #OneCrimson pic.twitter.com/TCp9gvsvZp

— Harvard Women's Hockey (@HarvardWHockey) February 3, 2023

UP NEXT

Harvard will now turn its attention towards defending its title at the 2023 Women's Beanpot tournament that kicks off this Tuesday, February 7 at 7:30 PM. The Crimson will square off with the Boston College Eagles at Conte Forum and live on NESN.