Surprising!

Despite the absence of its leading scorer, the Harvard women's ice hockey team generated its most potent offensive attack of the season and overwhelmed St. Lawrence, 5-1, Saturday afternoon at Bright Center.

Although 12-goal scorer and first-line right wing Kelly Landry was in Philadelphia at a dinner for All-American soccer players, the Crimson finally found its scoring touch after a grueling 11-game search

The stunning Crimson win over high touted St. Lawrence raised the Harvard record to 6-5

Captain Diane Hurley opened the scoring barrage at 3:17 of the first with a scorching shot high into the right-hand corner of the Larries's net., For St. Lawrence netminder Becky Clements, it was just an omen of shots to come. The Mississauga. Ont. native had a long night ahead.

After the Saint's Jo Ann Campbell was whistled for a hook at 14:49 the Crimson power play sprung into action. Defenseman Sue Newell, filling in for Landry on right wing for the man-up unit, fed left blue-liner Megan Berthold, who fired the puck on net En route, center Kathy Carroll tipped the biscuit past Clements and into the twines.

And the Larries had just began their long journey over the falls without benefit of a barrel.

The second line got into the act when Parn DiRubio and Genie Simmons played give-and-go down the left half of the ice. Simmons gunned the puck past the bewildered Clements and with just under a minute left in the first, it was Harvard, 3-0.

"All the goals were major league goals," Crimson Coach John Dooley said after the game. "I think most of out team's playing at its best."

At 7:34 of the middle period, Simmons took a great right circle feed from DiRubio in the slot and pumped it home to lengthen the lead. Hurley was robbed by Clements on another breakaway a few minutes later.

With less than a minute left in the period. Harvard's All-lvy netminder Cheryl Tate finally surrendered a goal when Chris Cawley took Mary Beth Riley's pass deep in the slot and slipped it in off Tate's outstretched glove.

Three minutes and one second into the final period, Carroll got the last goal from in close after a high off the stick of Deb Taft. At Bright Center St. Lawrence  0  1  0-1 Harvard  3  1  1-5 H. Diane Hurley 3:17 H.Kathy Carroll (Megan Berthold, Sue Newell) 15:05; H, Genie Simmons (Pam DiRubio, Berthold) 17:13: H, Simmons (Di Rubio Newell) 7:34: SL, Chris Cawley (Mary Beth Riley, Jo Ann Campbell) 17:08: H, Carroll (Deb Taft) 3:01. Saves. SL. Becky Clements, 3-7-10--20: H, Cheryl Tale, 6-8-11-25.