PHOTOS BY:
Melissa Wade [uscho.com, hockeyphotography.com]
BC 1, Harvard 0
On a BC penalty kill with 9 minutes left, Allie Thunstrom picked off a D-to-D pass and broke in two-on-one w/ Kelli Stack. Stack slowed down and stayed a few feet behind the play, and right when Thunstrom was coming up to the goal line, she slid it over to Stack to her left. They had the goalie moving left-to-right and Stack ripped it inside the far post for the only goal.
SOG Harvard 40, BC 23
Those two stats tell a lot of the story, but not all of it. This was an intense, fun, thrilling game from start to finish, and each and every BC player should be incredibly proud of her effort tonight.
Molly Schaus has to be in the discussion for best goalie in the NCAA. 40 saves - including a number of highway robberies. She made one impossible sprawling save in the 3rd period to preserve the lead.
Defense played hard and did a good job weathering the Harvard storm. The first period was basically like a giant BC penalty kill. The Eagles did a good job winning races to the puck, dumping it out when necessary, and preventing rebound opportunities.
The Crimson, who for whatever reason elect to roll 2 lines despite having a full roster, began to wear themselves out in the 2nd and early in the 3rd, especially since they were on the PK a lot - tons of dumb penalties. Their chances got weaker and the shot disparity closed.
The Crimson, who for whatever reason elect to roll 2 lines despite having a full roster, began to wear themselves out in the 2nd and early in the 3rd, especially since they were on the PK a lot - tons of dumb penalties. Their chances got weaker and the shot disparity closed.
On a BC penalty kill with 9 minutes left, Allie Thunstrom picked off a D-to-D pass and broke in two-on-one w/ Kelli Stack. Stack slowed down and stayed a few feet behind the play, and right when Thunstrom was coming up to the goal line, she slid it over to Stack to her left. They had the goalie moving left-to-right and Stack ripped it inside the far post for the only goal.
Just awesome.
We flew back as quickly as possible and were able to catch the last 9 minutes of the basketball game - i.e., we were just in time for the late-game meltdown. My goodness, we need people who can rebound.
CONGRATS EAGLES!
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