A Sextet of Stellar Seniors

Four years ago you couldn't count the Harvard women's ice hockey team's all-stars on a single hand--there weren't any. This year you can't do it either, but that's because the squad boasts six. Every one of the Crimson seniors has been chosen to play in the ECAC all-star game on March 17 at Bright Center.

To get such recogntion the icewomen had to face a tough competition along the way. To toughen the team and prove his squad's prowess. Harvard Coach John Dooley plotted a killer campaign for his charges. "It's one heck of a schedule," he remarked at the beginning of the season.

But one heck of a schedule didn't keep the team and its players from distinguishing themselves. The squad assembled a 12-9-1 mark and counted amongst its wins victories over formidable Colby and St. Lawrence clubs. In the Ivy League, success was harder to find and the team managed a fourth-place finish with a 4-5-1 slate.

The heart and soul of the icewomen all season was the sextet of Megan Berth old, Kathy Carroll, Diane Hurley, Sue Newell, Deb Taft and Cheryl Tate.

Tate, who claimed the only team goaltending record she did not already have with 49 saves against Brown in the team's last game, was the greatest goalie in Harvard's brief women's hockey history. She earned All-Ivy honors last year and is due such recognition again this season. Perhaps more important, she keyed the icewomen to their two greatest victories ever, Beanpot triumphs in 1982 and 1983--a pair of stellar efforts that brought her two straight Beanpot MVP awards.

Center Carroll broke the Crimson single-season scoring record with an astonishing 50 points, 23 goals and 27 assists. The 27 assists were a new record; the 23 goals tied a standard set by Hurley two years ago. For her three-year career Carroll had an all-time second best 100 points.

Ahead of Carroll on the leading scorer list is her left wing, Hurley, whose 23-20-43 season gave her 111 points for her four seasons. This year she tied her goal mark and along with Tate served as a team captain.

Finally there is the trio, Berthold, Newell and Taft, whose offensive numbers don't stack up to those of their redline teammates, but they weren't expected to. The three defensemen, all four-year players along with Tate, gave the team a reputation for superb defense. Further, the three played such a vital role while forced to shoulder all of the blueline duty themselves.

The team's almost crippling depth problems didn't end in the defensive-corps. After losing five players after last season, the icewomen picked up only a single freshman this year to fill the gaps, a gap which left only two forward lines and the defensive trio huffing and puffing after every game.

However, despite the upcoming graduation losses, the future looks rosy. With up to 10 veteran skaters recruited already, in upcoming years the Crimson could be quite a force to be reckoned with.

Next year the captaining burdens fall to juniors Kelly Landry and Dinny Starr and sophomore Genie Simmons. If the threesome follow in the footsteps of Taft and Hurley and their four fellow seniors. Harvard women's hockey looks to be in good hands.

Graduating Seniors

Megan Berthold

Kathy Carroll

Diane Hurley

Sue Newell

Deb Taft

Cheryl Tate Final Harvard Women's Hockey Statistics Player  GP  G  A  PTS  P/M  GW  GT  GA  PP  SH Kathy Carroll  22  23  27  50  5/10  3  1  4  7  0 Diane Hurley  22  23  20  43  3/6  1  1  2  0  1 Kelly Landry  21  16  14  30  5/10  1  2  3  1  0 Sue Newell  22  5  19  24  14/28  1  1  0  1  0 Dinny Start  22  5  11  16  6/12  0  0  0  0  0 Genie Simmons  22  9  6  15  4/8  0  0  0  0  1 Pam DiRubio  22  5  9  14  2/4  3  0  3  0  0 Katrinka Leschey  21  5  6  11  3/6  1  0  0  0  0 Deb Taft  22  4  7  11  9/18  0  0  0  0  0 Megan Berthold  20  3  8  11  8/16  1  0  2  0  0 Christine Dooley  22  3  3  6  0/0  0  0  0  0  0 Mara Mac Taggett  22  2  3  5  1/2  0  0  0  0  0 Suzanne Tanner  15  1  3  4  1/2  0  0  0  0  0 Mary Boland  4  1  2  3  0/0  0  0  0  0  0 Kathy Conley  3  0  1  1  0/0  0  0  0  0  0 GOALIE STATISTICS Player  GP  MIN  GA  G/G  S%  S  S/G  W  L  T Cheryl Tate  21  1014:57  58  3.08  90.7  567  21.0  11  9  1 Tracy Kimmel  8  163:00  7  2.58  81.5  31  3.9  1  0  0

Final Harvard Women's Hockey Statistics Scores: Nov. 22  Harvard 4, Dartmouth 0 Nov. 29  New Hampshire 5, Harvard 1 Dec. 3  Brown 3, Harvard 2 (OT) Dec. 5  Harvard 10, B.C. 0 Dec. 8  Northeastern 4, Harvard 2 Dec. 10  Harvard 5, Colby 3 Dec. 12  Harvard 7, B.U. 0 Jan. 4  Harvard 4, Colby 3 Jan. 7  Dartmouth 5, Harvard 3 Jan. 10  Providence 4, Harvard 0 Jan. 14  Harvard 5, St. Laurence 1 Feb. 2  Harvard 13, Connecticut 2 Feb. 4  Harvard 1, Yale 1 (OT) Feb. 7  Harvard 10, B.U. 9 (Beanpot) Feb. 10  Princeton 10, Harvard 5 Feb. 12  Harvard 6, Bowdoin 3 Feb. 17  Northeastern 12, Harvard 0 (Beanpot finals) Feb. 18  Harvard 4, Yale 1 Feb. 21  Harvard 14, Wesleyan Feb. 24  Harvard 8, Cornell 1 Feb. 26  Princeton 5, Harvard 1 Feb. 28  Brown 2, Harvard 1

Final Harvard Women's Hockey Statistics Scores: Nov. 22  Harvard 4, Dartmouth 0 Nov. 29  New Hampshire 5, Harvard 1 Dec. 3  Brown 3, Harvard 2 (OT) Dec. 5  Harvard 10, B.C. 0 Dec. 8  Northeastern 4, Harvard 2 Dec. 10  Harvard 5, Colby 3 Dec. 12  Harvard 7, B.U. 0 Jan. 4  Harvard 4, Colby 3 Jan. 7  Dartmouth 5, Harvard 3 Jan. 10  Providence 4, Harvard 0 Jan. 14  Harvard 5, St. Laurence 1 Feb. 2  Harvard 13, Connecticut 2 Feb. 4  Harvard 1, Yale 1 (OT) Feb. 7  Harvard 10, B.U. 9 (Beanpot) Feb. 10  Princeton 10, Harvard 5 Feb. 12  Harvard 6, Bowdoin 3 Feb. 17  Northeastern 12, Harvard 0 (Beanpot finals) Feb. 18  Harvard 4, Yale 1 Feb. 21  Harvard 14, Wesleyan Feb. 24  Harvard 8, Cornell 1 Feb. 26  Princeton 5, Harvard 1 Feb. 28  Brown 2, Harvard 1