Icewomen Bomb Ivy Champ Brown, 6-0

It was a battle of the Ivy Champions and a bunch of upstarts who have cast an envious eye on the league title.

It was a battle of a team recovering from the graduation of its two top players and a squad relishing the discovery of a rookie phenomenon.

It was a battle to begin with, but it turned in to a rout, as the Harvard women's ice hockey team bounced Brown, 6-0, last night in front of a handful of spectators at Meehan Arena in Providence, R.I.

The Crimson's freshman star, Char Joslin, netted two goals--including one on a long breakaway--and goalie Jennifer White recorded 14 saves to up Harvard to 2-0 in the Ivy League.

Brown, the two-year defending Ivy Champions, fell to 1-1.

The Bruins have been hurt this year by the graduation of their top two scorers of a year ago--Lisa Bishop and Mardie Corcoran--and their goalie, Mara Spaulder.

Brown beat Yale, 4-1, earlier in the season and promised to give the Crimson--which also knocked off Yale, 4-0, last Saturday--its first real test.

But the Bruins could not stop Joslin of flip a shot past White, who recorded her second Ivy whitewash.

"It was a great win for us," White said. "It's funny looking back on it now. We were so nervous before the game. But we were able to turn that nervousness into poise."

Joslin wasn't the only one putting points on the scoreboard. Four other Crimson skaters--Lisi Bailliere, Julia Trotman, Karen Carney and Co-Captain Julie Sanser--netted goals to pace the visitors.

"Karen Carney and I have worked together for two years," first-line forward Brita Lind said. "She's an excellent player. Sansner is great to work with. With her, everything goes its natural way. She has a good flow to her game."

This year's Crimson sports two potent offensive lines.

Carney, Sasner and Lind make up the first line. Bailliere, Trotman and center Johanna Neilson compose the second.

The top gun on this year's squad doesn't come from the offense, however, but from the defense. Defender Joslin's two goals yesterday gave her a team-leading 11 for the season.

"She's got amazing individual talent," Sasner said. "She's playing out of her position--she's usually a forward. It's great for us all when we have to play against her in practice. She really helps the team."

Joslin, a stellar field hockey player during the fall, promises to be a crucial element in the Crimson's drive for the Ivy League title this year.

But for the Crimson players, the victory over Brown last night doesn't go a long way in re-assuring them about their chances for the Ivy crown. There is always Princeton and Dartmouth to contend with.

"I don't want to think that far ahead [to the Ivy Championship]," Lind said. "Brown is the reigning champ, but they lost some people. Princeton is good and Dartmouth has a really good goalie."

Crimson Coach John Dooley is doing his best to keep his team on its toes. The Crimson led 4-0 after two periods in yesterday's contest, but Dooley had strong words for his players between periods.

"He bawled us out," Sasner said. "We were playing horribly in the second period."