WOMEN-IN-HOCKEY Digest 123

Topics covered in this issue include:

  1) Forwarded article: Harvard Women 8 - Middlebury 1
	by "Andria L. Hunter" 
  2) Forwarded article: Harvard Women 7 - Williams 0
	by "Andria L. Hunter" 

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Date: 	Mon, 11 Dec 1995 22:48:52 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter" 
To: email@hidden
Subject: Forwarded article: Harvard Women 8 - Middlebury 1
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 * Date:	Sat, 9 Dec 1995 20:11:23 -0500
 * From:	Richard Hungerford 
 * Subject: Harvard Women 8 - Middlebury 1

Saturday afternoon at Bright the Harvard Crimson beat the Middlebury Panthers
8-1.  The match was a disappointing effort by the Crimson who could have
developed their new lines and tried out a needed backup defender.  Middlebury
looked tired from yesterday's close contest with BC.

The first period found Harvard pinning the Panthers back in their own end.  AJ
Mleczko (Colleen Malek, Catherine Kreindler) gave the Crimson the early lead
when she deflected a point shot high into the net.  At that point Middlebury
was able to pick up their game and hold Harvard to the one goal.

At the start of the second, the Crimson came out and scored three quick goals
that took the life out of the Panthers.  Mleczko (Stacy Kellogg) scored on a
fine setup from Kellogg when she was left totally unmarked.  Alice DuBois
(Casi Walker, Holly Leitzes) finished off a rapid 1-2 passing play from the
left slot.  The played was made by the excellent pass from behind the net by
Walker.  Ellen Frump (Kyle Walsh, Jenny Duval) made it 4-0 Harvard when she
lifted home her shot from the right slot.  During a four on four situation
Mleczko (Kellogg) found net with a slap shot from just inside the blue line.
Mleczko (Kellogg, Christa Calagione) scored again on a 3 on 2 break in play.
Middlebury pulled one back when Janice O'Neil (Whitney Parks) concluded a nice
break in play with a well placed shot.  Harvard had just replaced starting
goalie Jen Bowdoin with Whitney Smith.  The Crimson closed out the scoring for
the period when Kreindler (Mleczko) knocked it a rebound.

In the final period the Panthers were able to raise their defenses again and
only allowed one more goal.  Harvard's Mleczko (Calagione) hit another slap
shot from just inside the blue line that managed its way through the goalies'
pads.

Rude Parents:  For those parents and friends who persist in standing in front
of people who want to watch the game - Sit down please!

Middlebury has an interesting team.  They need to work on their skating.  They
need to develop more poise.  I wish the Panthers could all watch a player like
the USA Selects' Wendy Tatarouns play.  A small forward, she leaves big
players in her wake with her excellent skills.  The woman of the match for
Middlebury was Jennifer Hefner.  A strong, cool defender she played a very
smart match.  Hefner faced a tough challenge extremely well.  First-year
defender Heidi Howard also acquitted herself well.  She played some solid
defense.  Lara Goff and linemates O'Neil and Parks played awfully well
together.  I was most impressed with the amount of energy first-year Goff put
into the match.  Overall I think the Panthers weathered the storm pretty well
and will continue to excel in the ECAC Alliance.

I always feel a well-coached team uses games against easier opponents to
prepare themselves for the tough competition.  Harvard unfortunately spent the
day between "diving school" and acting out the "we're better than them"
attitude.  The result was a wasted opportunity filled with individual heroics
that won't cut it against the better sides.  The woman of the match for
Harvard was first-year forward Walsh.  She showed some good skating today.
Walsh's bursting moves were the bright spot of the afternoon.  I thought
Kreindler and Kellogg had a good outing on the first line.  They both produced
some fine passes today.  Walker displayed some strong play on the third line.
I thought it ominous that first-years DuBois and Walsh are not currently
playing together.  Together they had demonstrated some lovely teamwork that
the Crimson desperately needs.  Overall it was not a good performance.

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Date: 	Mon, 11 Dec 1995 22:51:14 -0500
From: "Andria L. Hunter" 
To: email@hidden
Subject: Forwarded article: Harvard Women 7 - Williams 0
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 * Date:   Sun, 10 Dec 1995 18:26:49 -0500
 * From:   Richard Hungerford 

Sunday afternoon at Bright Hockey Center the Crimson of Harvard defeated the
Williams Ephs 7-0.  Harvard came up with a much better team effort today.
Williams was overpowered but did show some good back-checking skills.

The opening period found the Crimson pushing the Ephs back into their own
zone.  Jenny Duval (Christa Calagione, Holly Leitzes) got the final touch on
Harvard's first goal.  The Crimson pressure had forced the situation.
Williams was guilty of watching and not skating.  After that first goal the
Ephs picked it up and prevented any other scoring in the first.

At the start of the second, Stacy Kellogg (AJ Mleczko) knocked home the puck
after multiple exchanges with her linemate.  Alice DuBois (Jen Gerometta, Casi
Walker) made it three nil.  The play was made from a series of quick, short
passes by the third line.  Calagione (Walker, Gerometta) scored the final goal
of the middle stanza with a slap shot from the point.  The situation was
engineered by working the puck around the boards.

In the final period, Mleczko (Catherine Kreindler) tipped in a lovely
centering pass from Kreindler during a fast break in play.  Kyle Walsh
(Leitzes) tallied a short time later when her slot shot found net inside the
low near post.  The Crimson completed the scoring in the match when Calagione
(Elizabeth Ganzenmuller) slipped her wide-angle shot in at the near post.

Williams has a developing program.  If their skating was better, I don't think
they would be as blown away by a team like Harvard.  The Ephs did a fair job
of breaking up Crimson attacks and getting loose pucks out of their end.  The
woman of the match for Williams was goalie Kate Niederhoffer.  The scoreboard
had the shots on goal count at over 90 for Harvard.  Niederhoffer faced the
shooter well and prevented the score from being much higher.  On defense Julie
Rusczek read the plays well and provided some excellent break ups.  Forward
Emmy Starr illustrated some very good back-checking.  Overall it looks like
Williams is on its way to producing a good program in the ECAC Alliance.

Harvard had a better attitude today.  The waves of attackers showed some
purpose.  The corner rolls and cross-ice dishes looked fairly good.  The
attack is still way too flat which makes it extremely difficult to complete a
pass.  I think it happens because there isn't enough movement.  That is a
consequence of the lack of skating development.  All four lines played well as
units from time to time.  The Harvard woman of the match was the third line of
Walker, DuBois and Gerometta.  They exhibited the best movement and passing
today.  First-year forward Walsh continued to show her strong skating.
Defender Leitzes was easily the outstanding blue liner with her soft passes
and heads-up play.  Overall the Crimson played a much smarter game today.
Some needed team and line learning happened today in a very positive way.

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