CAMBRIDGE, Mass – The No. 15/14 Harvard girls’s hockey crew (0-1-0, 0-1-0 ECAC) returns to the ice this Friday when it’ll take on the Dartmouth Big Green (0-0-0, 0-0-0 ECAC) in its first Ivy League contest of the 2022-23 season. The Crimson is coming off a loss to the No. 7/7 Quinnipiac Bobcats remaining weekend that noticed the debuts of 4 first-years and the primary profession issues of 2 sophomore defenders.
Harvard holds an lively 11-game profitable streak in opposition to Dartmouth and leads the best-ever sequence with the Big Green, 53-43-3.
WHAT TO KNOW
Context of the Contest
The No. 15/14 Harvard Crimson returns to the Bright-Landry Hockey Center this weekend to face off in opposition to the Dartmouth Big Green.The Crimson is coming off a 5-2 opening night time loss to the Quinnipiac Bobcats and hopes to get into the win column Friday night time in opposition to the Big Green. Led via senior captains Anne Bloomer, Kristin Della Rovere and Kyra Willoughby, Harvard hopes to proceed this system’s lively 11-game profitable streak in opposition to Dartmouth.
- Harvard has outscored Dartmouth 41-9 over the 11-game streak that dates again to 2015-16.
- In her 28 seasons on the helm, Coach Stone is 39-24-2 in opposition to Dartmouth and has now not misplaced to the Big Green at house for the reason that 2011-12 season.
- This will the primary Ivy League matchup of the season for the Crimson.
- This would be the first time the Dartmouth Big Green will step onto the ice for a sport in 2022-23.
Scouting Dartmouth
Dartmouth head trainer, Liz Keady Norton will glance to fortify upon her crew’s 9-19-1 file a season in the past, essentially the most wins for this system since 2014-15.
- Junior Tiffany Hill and Senior Currie Putrah each paced the crew with 14 issues a season in the past and determine to be key items on the offense as soon as once more in 2022-23.
- Maggie Emerson, a sophomore goaltender from Belmont, Mass., returns to her house state and can most likely lead her crew’s effort between the pipes.
- Last season, Emerson performed in 23 video games, recording a three.24 GAA and a .894 save percetange. She began each video games in opposition to the Crimson remaining season, permitting 4 and 8 targets, respectively.
100 Games for Bloomer
Senior Captain, Anne Bloomer, will transform simply the second one lively participant to succeed in 100 video games when she steps on the ice to take on the Big Green. Bloomer is lately 2nd to her linemate, Kristin Della Rovere, in video games performed (103 video games to 99 video games).
Picking up Where They Left Off
Harvard captains Anne Bloomer and Kristin Della-Rovere each scored targets within the crew’s season opener in opposition to Quinnipiac. Bloomer led the crew in targets a season in the past with 20, whilst Della Rovere finsihed the yr with 15. Bloomer additionally picked up the principle help on the Della Rovere tally.
Stopping the Puck
Sophomore goaltender, Alex Pellicci, made 47 saves within the loss to Quinnipiac, essentially the most via a Crimson netminder since Lindsay Reed stopped 52 pictures in opposition to the No. 2/2 Wisconsin Badgers in 2019. It used to be best the fourth get started in Pellicci’s younger profession.
Taking One for the Team
Senior defender, Kyra Willoughby, blocked a team-high 5 pictures in opposition to the Bobcats, a profession excessive for the blueliner. Rose O’Connor additionally blocked 3 pictures in a 22-block night time for the Crimson. Willoughby led the crew in blocks a season in the past with 35.
Winges Starts Strong
Sophomore Eleanor Winges began the season robust with a couple of assists in simply her fourth sport within the Crimson and White. Winges notched helpers on each Crimson targets together with the principle help on the crew’s 2nd function. The two issues have been a profession excessive for Winges and have been additionally the primary in her Harvard Hockey profession.
Keepin’ it blank
Neither Harvard or Quinnipiac recorded a penalty within the contest remaining weekend, which is the primary time each Harvard and its opponent has saved the sheet blank in a sport since no less than the 2008-09 season.
UP NEXT
Harvard will proceed it is homestand subsequent weekend for it is first ECAC sequence in opposition to the Yale Bulldogs and the Brown Bears. The tilt with Yale will happen Friday afternoon at 3 pm whilst the struggle with Brown will happen Saturday at 3 pm. Both contest may also be streamed are living on ESPN+ or the world over on Stretch Internet.