CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's ice hockey turned in a dominant effort on home ice Friday afternoon, striking three times in the opening period on its way to a 4-2 victory over Union. The Crimson (7-5-1, 4-4-1 ECAC) received goals from four different skaters and another strong showing from goaltender
Ainsley Tuffy, who recorded 25 saves in the win. With the victory, Harvard collected three more points in ECAC play and continued its home success inside Bright-Landry.
Gallery: (12-5-2025) Women's Hockey Drops Union, 4-2
How It Happened
Harvard wasted no time establishing control, scoring just 48 seconds into the contest.
Morgan McGathey opened the scoring when she cleaned up a loose puck in front, giving the Crimson an early 1-0 lead. Just over three minutes later, the advantage doubled.
Zoe Boosamra buried a shot from the slot off a steal in the attacking zone to push the lead to two and continue Harvard's early surge.
Harvard made it 3-0 at the 13:36 mark of the first when
Angelica Megdanis buried a rebound opportunity off a shot from
Ella Lucia, capping a dominant opening frame in which the Crimson held a 14-5 advantage in shots on goal.
The Crimson added its fourth and final tally midway through the second period.
Carla McSweeney struck at 9:01, finishing a feed from
Annie Sun to give Harvard a 4-0 cushion.
Union broke through on the power play later in the period to cut the deficit to 4-1. The visitors added another goal early in the third, but Tuffy and the Crimson defense held firm the rest of the way, turning aside eight third-period shots to secure the 4-2 win.
Harvard Highlights
- Ainsley Tuffy made 25 saves, including 12 in the second period.
- Four different Crimson skaters scored: McGathey, Boosamra, Megdanis and McSweeney.
- Ella Lucia recorded a multi-assist game with two helpers.
- Seven Harvard players finished with at least one point.
- The Crimson won 57 percent of faceoffs (30-for-52).
- Harvard blocked 15 shots as a team, led by Emi Biotti with four.
Game Notes
- Harvard has now won back-to-back ECAC games at home.
- Ella Lucia now leads the team in points with nine after recording four in her last three games.
- Kate Kasica reached the 100 career games played milestone in the contest.
Up Next
Harvard is back in action tomorrow night when it closes out its first semester schedule with a battle against RPI inside the Bright-Landry Hockey Center. Puck drop is set for 3:00 PM and all the action will stream live on ESPN+.
