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Bella Finnegan Making a move
Bob Koch
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Harvard HAR 10-9-1, 5-7-1
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Winner Princeton PRI 16-4-0, 11-2-0
Harvard HAR
10-9-1, 5-7-1
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Final
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Princeton PRI
16-4-0, 11-2-0
Winner
Score By Periods
Team 1 2 3 F
Harvard HAR 0 0 1 1
Princeton PRI 2 1 0 3

Game Recap: Women's Ice Hockey |

Women’s Ice Hockey Falls to No. 9 Princeton

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Harvard women's ice hockey battled against the nationally ranked Princeton Tigers on the road this evening, but came up short in an eventual 3-1 defeat. The Crimson (10-9-1, 5-7-1 ECAC) put up a fight against the No. 9 Tigers (16-4-0, 11-2-0 ECAC) but could not pull off the upset after its third-period comeback bid fell short.
 
Carla McSweeney scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season while Ainsley Tuffy backed the effort with 34 saves between the pipes.
 

How it Happened

The Crimson made the trip down to New Jersey this evening to battle the No. 9 Princeton Tigers inside Hobey Baker Rink. Harvard was looking to put an end to the Tigers' 11-game winning streak tonight in the first meeting between the Ivy rivals this season.
 
Both teams got started quickly, racing up and down the ice and throwing quality looks on either net. Three Harvard chances were cleaned up by the Princeton goalie and the Crimson's starting netminder, Ainsley Tuffy, made five saves in the early going to hold off the Tigers. Princeton struck first in the opening period, putting back-to-back goals on the board to take a 2-0 lead. The goals came within 15 seconds of one another to help the Tigers build an early advantage. The Crimson looked to counter as Morgan McGathey and Antonina Dinges each had great scoring chances turned away in the frame. Princeton kept the surging Crimson offense off the board in the period to carry its advantage into the intermission.
 
The Tigers added their third goal early in the second period to build its lead up to 3-0. Tuffy began to settle in after the goal, stringing together several impressive saves. The Crimson could not convert on its chances in the second frame, but 16 saves from Tuffy kept Harvard within reach heading into the final period.
 
Harvard looked to mount a late comeback bid in the contest, getting its first goal of the game just over halfway into the third period from Carla McSweeney. The first-year tipped in a shot on the powerplay - off a crafty pass from Kaley MacDonald - to get the Crimson its first goal of the game. The group kept charging forward, creating several high-danger scoring chances, but it was not able to convert as Princeton skated away with a 3-1 victory.
 

Harvard Highlights

  • Carla McSweeney scored her team-leading seventh goal of the season.
  • Kaley MacDonald had an assist on the goal and now has points in back-to-back games.
  • Zoe Boosamra had the other assist on the powerplay goal.
  • Ainsley Tuffy made 34 saves in net.
  • The Crimson blocked 16 shots as a team.
 

Up Next

The Crimson will face another tough test tomorrow when it squares off with the No. 6 Quinnipiac Bobcats. Puck drop is set for 3:00 PM at M&T Bank Arena with all the action set to air live on ESPN+.
 
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