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The No. 15 Princeton women’s ice hockey team (4-3-1 overall, 2-3-1 ECAC) went undefeated over the weekend, tying Harvard (0-6-1, 0-6-0-1) and defeating Dartmouth (2-5-1, 1-5-1).
In front of 7,455 spectators, the Harvard Crimson and Tigers battled for 65 minutes without a winner before tying 1-1 in overtime.
Even though Princeton outscored Harvard, which was without a win, 31–20, they were unable to deliver the game-winning blow. Despite controlling the majority of the overtime period, they were unable to secure the victory. Cara Morey, the head coach, attested that the primary cause of the game’s outcome was inconsistent play.
According to Morey, there was a lack of consistency between periods and shifts, as reported by The Daily Princetonian. “And we must rise above that.”
With five losses in a row coming into the game, the Crimson were desperate to win. Harvard got off to a quick start, leading 1-0 after eight minutes of play. Ellie Bayard, a forward for Harvard, assisted Brooke Manning in putting a shot past Uma Corniea, the rookie goalie.
Issy Wunder, a sophomore forward for the Tigers, scored the game’s equalizer as they realized they had to take the Crimson early in the second half. With just over seven and a half minutes left in the game, senior forward Sarah Fillier assisted on the game’s tying goal.
For the remainder of the second and third quarters, Princeton maintained its pressure, outscoring Harvard 22–10 in the last 40 minutes of regulation. But Alex Pellicci, the Harvard goalie, persevered despite
Princeton had eight shots in the last five minutes, but only one of them found the back of the net. This is consistent with the larger trend Morey mentioned of taking too many shots. Harvard, on the other hand, was unable to muster much more as Corniea saved both of their two attempts on goal.
Sarah Paul, a sophomore forward, said of the game’s outcome that it provided the team with an opportunity “to prove to each other that we can bounce back after a performance that we weren’t looking for.”
Despite the disappointing outcome, Morey discussed the lessons learned, pointing out the team’s relative youth and development trajectory.at our starting lineup [Saturday], they were all first and second-year players, every single one… There’s a lot of young mistakes happening,”
at our starting lineup [Saturday], they were all first and second-year players, every single one… There’s a lot of young mistakes happening,” she said