Women's Ice Hockey Caps Regular Season Against No. 7 St. Lawrence, No. 3 Clarkson

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. - Harvard women's ice hockey is set to play its final games of the regular season this week, traveling to St. Lawrence on Friday (Feb. 16) and Clarkson on Saturday (Feb. 17). The Crimson hope to correct a three-game losing skid when it takes on the No. 7 Saints and the No. 5 Golden Knights. The Crimson is currently in a seeding race with a handful of other league foes and two wins this weekedn could catapult the group as high as ninth in the ECAC.

SCOUTING THE COMPETITION
The Saints enter the contest on a four-game win streak, all four being ranked teams. Two of their last four matches were OT victories over No. 9 Quinnipiac and No. 3 Colgate in each of the past two weekends. Harvard took the first game of the series against St. Lawrence this season in a 1-0 victory. In the all-time series, Harvard leads 45-17-10. Clarkson got the best of the Crimson in its first matchup this year, defeating Harvard in the last game of the semester (Dec. 2) at the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. The Golden Knights are coming off a two-game sweep of Princeton and Quinnipiac last weekend. In its all-time series with the Crimson, Clarkson only has one more win, with a 20-19-5 record. Both teams have positioned themselves atop the standings, sitting in third and second in the ECAC, respectively, and seventh and fifth in the USCHO national poll.

BOUNCING BACK
The Crimson will look to bounce back after a challenging weekend against Brown and Yale. The team will play its final two games of the regular season against No. 7 St. Lawrence on Friday (Feb. 16) before it takes on No. 5 Clarkson on Saturday (Feb. 17), looking to snap its Saturday woes.

UNDEFEATED AT THE GARDEN
Harvard women's hockey had it's name etched in history after registering the first collegiate women's hockey victory at the T.D Garden. After forcing the game into overtime, Harvard defeated the No. 13 Boston College Eagles in a shootout. It was the program's first shootout since the 2011 season. Emily Davidson had another stellar outing between the pipes, making 39 saves while allowing just two goals and stopping all four shots she faced in the shootout. Eva Dorr scored the team's first goal at the Garden and Sophie Ensley netted the team's first short-handed goal of the season. Gabi Davidson Adams was the hero at the end of it all, scoring the only goal in the shootout to lead the team to the victory.

DAVIDSON SEEING SUCCESS
Emily Davidson made the most of her opportunity after getting the nod for her first collegiate start against RPI earlier this season. The sophomore netminder led the team to a much-needed victory against the Engineers, making 24 saves - including two on the powerplay - while allowing only one goal in a battle with the ECAC foe. Davidson joined good company after getting a win in her first collegiate start, joining the likes of Alex Pellicci, Lindsay Reed '22, Becky Dutton '22 and others. Since then, Davidson has gone on to play in nine games, making a high of 39 saves against Boston College and maintaining a 3-5-1 record.

ENSLEY FINDING HER STRIDE
Sophomore forward, Sophie Ensley has been one of the team's best offensive players this month, scoring two goals and making one assist in the Crimson's last seven games. Ensley potted both her goals on breakaways against ranked opponents. First, Ensley threaded a wrist shot over the goalie's shoulder against No. 13 Boston College at the T.D. Garden. The Sudbury, Mass. native then scored a great second effort goal against the No. 6 Cornell Big Red to solidify the best offensive stretch of her young career. She made her assist in the game against Union, aiding leading scorer Gwyn Lapp. Ensley has posted a career high seven points this season with three goal and four assists.

LED BY LAPP
Gwyn Lapp has emerged as the team's primary scoring threat in her breakout sophomore season. The Massachusetts native posted a six goals in seven game stretch earlier this season and leads the team with 11 goals and 15 points on the year. Lapp was especially terrific in the win over Sacred Heart, notching her first career multi-goal game against the Pioneers. The Phillips Academy Andover product has cemented her spot in the top-six for the Crimson and leads the powerplay charge with three goals this season. Lapp led her team to victory over Union, recording yet another multi-game goal. Most recently, she scored the lone goal against Brown.

POINT LEADERS VS. ST. LAWRENCE/CLARKSON
Active Crimson skaters have had a history of success against these two ECAC foes. Eight players have recorded a point against St. Lawrence while seven have found their way onto the scoresheet against Clarkson.
vs. St. Lawrence

E. Bayard – 1p,1g,0a
M. Biotti – 3p, 2g, 1a
H. Chorske – 2p, 1g, 1a
S. Hollands – 2p, 0g, 2a
G. Lapp - 1p, 1g, 0a
P. Lester – 1p, 0g, 1a
J. MacDonald - 1p, 0g, 1a
K. MacDonald - 1p, 0g, 1a

vs. Clarkson

E. Bayard – 1p, 1g, 0a
Z. Boosamra – 1p, 0g, 1a
E. Dorr – 1p, 0g, 1a
S. Hollands – 3p, 1g, 2a
J. MacDonald - 1p, 0g, 1a
A. Megdanis – 1p, 0g, 1a
E. Winges – 1p, 0g, 1a

LESTER GOES VIRAL
Junior forward, Paige Lester, made waves across College hockey social media, scoring a diving goal after a nifty series of dekes around RPI defenders. The clip has received over 250 thousand views across all platforms and has been reposted by some of the biggest names in the space. It was Lester's first goal since rejoining the team after missing all of the first semester.

PELLICCI PUTS HERSELF IN THE RECORD BOOK
Junior goaltender, Alex Pellicci, made her way into the record books with her 52-save shutout against St. Lawrence (Dec. 1). Pellicci logged the most saves for a Harvard goalie in a shutout effort in program history and the fourth-most saves in a game all-time. Pellicci now has seven of the 18 highest-save total games in HH history. Her career high save total of 54 against Yale (Oct. 28, 2022) stands third all-time in the record book. Pellicci was lights out in the outing against the Huskies, allowing just one goal (a redirect in front) on 40 Northeastern shots.

BLOCKING SHOTS
Harvard women's hockey has shown a relentless intensity in the defensive zone over the past several weeks, indicated by the team's willingness to step in front of the puck. The Crimson has blocked 90 shots in its past seven games. They had a program record 30 blocked shots in its matchup against RPI (Jan. 19). Junior blue-liner, Jenna MacDonald also made history - while helping the team make history - by blocking eight shots in the matchup. MacDonald's career-high block total was the second most in program history and the most since Josephine Pucci '15 blocked nine in the 2014-15 season against then No. 1 Boston College. Mia Biotti and Maria Pape have been fearless in their defensive zone this season, blocking a team high 60 and 61 shots this season. Pape and Biotti lead the ECAC in blocked shots.

PUCKS ON NET
Harvard logged a season-best 49 shots on goal in the Beanpot Consolation matchup at the Garden. Maria Pape led the team with seven shots on goal while Mia Biotti and Gwyn Lapp each fired six shots on net.

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