W. Hockey Keeps No. 1 Ranking

In the Harvard women's hockey team's 4-2 win against the UNH Wildcats, 11 penalties were called in the game--six against Harvard, and five against UNH. However, the referees held their whistles for many other not-so-legal situations.

Whenever No. 1 plays against No. 2, it's reasonable to expect a physical game, but what went on between the Harvard and UNH players "bordered on the side of out-of-control," according to Harvard Coach Katey Stone.

Whether it was a helmet knocked off or a body pinned down, the refs were selective in delaying this fast-paced game.

Mleczko Breaks Harvard's Single Season Points Record

A.J. Mleczko came into Saturday's showdown with 57 points, already tied with sophomore Angie Francisco's single-season points record from last year.

Mleczko's goal in the first period, which was the finish of a beautiful two-on-one with Francisco, pushed her point total up to 58, breaking the record set last season. With two assists in Saturday's victory over UNH and four in the Colby game, Mleczko maintains the top assists in the country with 46, 20 assists more than her closest competitor.

She now has 208 career points, which makes her the first Harvard women's skaterto surpass the 200-point mark and the third skaterever at Harvard to pass this mark. With nine moregames left in the regular season, Mleczko has timeto pad her records even more.

Record Crowd For Harvard Women's Hockey

There was a record turnout for the Crimson onSaturday's game against the Wildcats; 1,651 fansfilled the seats of the Bright Hockey Center,twice as many fans as had come for last month'sshowdown with Princeton.

Even Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucciattended. There were even seven shirtless malefans with H-A-R-V-A-R-D on their chests andU-N-H-S-U-C-K-S on their backs. Fans of Harvardwomen's hockey were on their feet for everycrucial moment in the game as well as most of thethird period.

"[The crowd] added so much energy to the game,"freshman Jen Botterill said.

"They really pulled us through," Franciscosaid.

Kuusisto's Okay

The Crimson had a scare 11:05 into the secondperiod when a Wildcat forward knocked freshmangoaltender Alison Kuusisto onto the ice; Kuusistowas slow to get up.

Kuusisto is playing in place of juniornetminder Crystal Springer, who will miss the restof the regular season with a broken collarbone,and senior Lauren Harris is the only othergoaltender on the Harvard roster.

"She just got whacked on the top of hershoulder blade on that play," Stone said. "She gotstunned because she was hit from behind, but shejust needed a minute to regroup."

After struggling early in the first round ofthe Beanpot against No. 6 Northeastern, giving upfour goals in the first period, Kuusisto showedimprovement between the pipes. In the third startof her collegiate career, she made 15 saves andheld a Wildcat offense that averages 5.49 goals agame to two goals

Record Crowd For Harvard Women's Hockey

There was a record turnout for the Crimson onSaturday's game against the Wildcats; 1,651 fansfilled the seats of the Bright Hockey Center,twice as many fans as had come for last month'sshowdown with Princeton.

Even Massachusetts Governor Paul Cellucciattended. There were even seven shirtless malefans with H-A-R-V-A-R-D on their chests andU-N-H-S-U-C-K-S on their backs. Fans of Harvardwomen's hockey were on their feet for everycrucial moment in the game as well as most of thethird period.

"[The crowd] added so much energy to the game,"freshman Jen Botterill said.

"They really pulled us through," Franciscosaid.

Kuusisto's Okay

The Crimson had a scare 11:05 into the secondperiod when a Wildcat forward knocked freshmangoaltender Alison Kuusisto onto the ice; Kuusistowas slow to get up.

Kuusisto is playing in place of juniornetminder Crystal Springer, who will miss the restof the regular season with a broken collarbone,and senior Lauren Harris is the only othergoaltender on the Harvard roster.

"She just got whacked on the top of hershoulder blade on that play," Stone said. "She gotstunned because she was hit from behind, but shejust needed a minute to regroup."

After struggling early in the first round ofthe Beanpot against No. 6 Northeastern, giving upfour goals in the first period, Kuusisto showedimprovement between the pipes. In the third startof her collegiate career, she made 15 saves andheld a Wildcat offense that averages 5.49 goals agame to two goals