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Both of the Crimson's opponents this weekend have formidable defenses. Providence goaltender Sara DeCosta, a gold medalist on the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team, and the Friars allow only 1.39 goals a game, the lowest average in the ECAC, whereas Northeastern's aggressive defense gives up 1.73 goals a game, ranking the Huskies third in the conference...
...Sunday the Crimson will attempt to baffle DeCosta, who is second in the conference in both GAA (1.32) and save percentage (.950). When Harvard played at Providence last month, DeCosta singlehandedly kept the Friars in the game, stopping 45 shots--seven of them in overtime--to force...
Providence's only goal came 52 seconds into the game when forward Jennifer Butsch set up defenseman Jennifer Kranz. DeCosta, who is tied for first in the ECAC with a .950 save percentage, then stopped 38 of 39 Crimson shots in regulation to force overtime. She made seven saves in regulation to deny Harvard a victory...
...DeCosta stood on her head," said Ruggiero, who was DeCosta's Olympic teammate. "We put a lot of pressure on them, it was just a matter of finishing...
Seventeen penalties were called, 10 of them as matching minors. There were three penalties in the final two minutes of regulation and Harvard had a four-on-three advantage for 51 seconds but could not score. DeCosta also stopped the Crimson power play during the final 1:07 of overtime...