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After losing two back-to-back games on the road against the University of Minnesota last season, the No. 9 Crimson (7-3-2, 6-3-0 ECAC) finally toppled the No. 2 Gophers (13-3-2, 9-2-1 WCHA), 1-0, on Friday night at Bright Hockey Center. Junior Liza Ryabkina scored the winning goal 33 seconds into the third period...
...After Minnesota won the opening faceoff, neither team recorded a shot on goal until nearly four minutes in, when Kessler deflected a shot by Gopher senior Kelli Blankenship. The Crimson got its first opportunity two minutes later, but Minnesota freshman goalie Noora Raty played spoiler to a shot from Ryabkina...
...nation on the penalty kill, Harvard’s man-down unit continued its strong play, as Kessler made two nice kick saves off shots by Minnesota’s Brittany Francis and Kelly Seeler, and the defense held the Gophers off. At the end of the first period, Minnesota had taken nine shots, compared to just five for the Crimson...
Just a minute after that penalty expired, the Gophers again were sent to the box, but Minnesota remained aggressive offensively. Junior Emily West stole the puck in Harvard territory and almost pushed it in, and after Raty saved a Ryabkina slapshot, it took a diving stop by co-captain Kathryn Farni to thwart a fast break by Minnesota’s Chelsey Jones...
Harvard had opportunities to build on its lead after Ryabkina’s goal, but rookie Margaret Chute couldn’t capitalize on a fast break, and junior Deborah Conway missed an open shot after the Minnesota defender in front of her fell down...