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Shannon Hollands and Rose O'Connor
Phil Tor
3
Winner Yale YAL 14-12-1, 11-8-1
0
Harvard HAR 5-20-2, 3-16-1
Winner
Yale YAL
14-12-1, 11-8-1
3
Final
0
Harvard HAR
5-20-2, 3-16-1
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Yale YAL 0 0 3 3
Harvard HAR 0 0 0 0

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Women's Ice Hockey Falls to Yale

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Harvard women's ice hockey fell 3-0 to the Yale Bulldogs on Saturday night at Bright-Landry Hockey Center in its final regular-season home game of the season. The Crimson (5-20-2, 3-16-1 ECACH) put on a strong defensive showing, backed by goaltender Alex Pellicci's 30 saves, but a three-goal effort by the Bulldogs (14-13-1, 11-8-1 ECACH) in the third period decided the game. 
 

HOW IT HAPPENED

  • Harvard matched up against Yale for the second time this season on Saturday night, with its first meeting ending in a narrow 2-1 loss on Oct. 27.
  • Hosting its final regular-season home contest of the season, the Crimson celebrated its two seniors Rose O'Connor and co-captain Shannon Hollands for Senior Night.
  • Earning her first start since Jan. 27, Alex Pellicci was given the nod in between the pipes.
  • Both teams traded opening shots on net before Pellicci stopped the next three shots. 
  • The game remained scoreless after the first 20 minutes, but the back-and-forth play was highlighted by a strong Crimson defensive effort — including Pellicci's 10 saves. 
  • Harvard led in blocked shots 5-3 after the first, with all five blocks coming from different skaters. 
  • Pellicci continued her steady play to start the middle frame, turning away three Bulldog attempts before the Crimson picked up the pace. 
  • Harvard sustained good pressure on the Yale netminder midway through the second period — capped off by controlled zone entry and shot on net by Kayley Crawford — and the home team was rewarded with the first power-play attempt of the game. 
  • Unable to capitalize, the Crimson came up with a big penalty kill of its own soon after. 
  • Pellicci held it down in the final minutes of the second to keep her team in the mix, recording six saves in a two-minute stretch. 
  • Harvard led in blocked shots 9-3 in the middle frame with defender Mia Biotti recording a team-best three blocks in the second.
  • The Crimson continued its strong defense to open the final period as the Bulldogs pressed hard. 
  • After five point-blank saves from Pellicci, Yale opened the scoring at 8:01 and added another at 13:16 of the third.
  • Pellicci headed to the bench with 3:40 remaining, and the Bulldogs converted on the empty net to seal the 3-0 game. 

HARVARD HIGHLIGHTS

  • Alex Pellicci finished the game with 30 saves, eclipsing the 30-save mark for the eleventh time this season.
  • The Crimson defense sacrificed bodies all night, totalling 24 blocks to Yale's 8 blocks. 
  • Mia Biotti led the defensive effort with five blocks, including three in the second period. 
  • Gabi Davidson Adams and Maria Pape both recorded four blocks a piece. Pape's 61 blocks continues to lead her team.

UP NEXT

The Crimson will hit the road for its final stretch of regular-season play, facing off against No. 3 Clarkson on Friday (Feb. 16) before closing out the weekend against No. 7 St. Lawrence on Saturday (Feb. 17). Both games will be available for streaming on ESPN+.
 

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