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Midway through the third period of Harvard’s 7-1 victory over Vermont, Corriero knocked the puck away from the Catamounts in neutral ice and began to make her move towards the net. From the start, it looked like any other Corriero attempt to score. But given the situation, the sequence couldn’t have been more symbolic...
...then-No. 2 Dartmouth for five goals—the possibility of her breaking the record on this Saturday afternoon wasn’t at all implausible. Vermont just wasn’t receptive to the idea. Two Catamounts skate up to greet Corriero, attempting to knock the puck from her control and break up the play. It doesn’t work. Corriero skates on, trying to break past the defenders...
Bearing this weight on her back, Corriero remains poised and steady. Her right arm remains firm, outstretched with her stick, maintaining full control of the puck as she struggles to escape. Slowly but surely, she winds her left arm back around. With nothing to rely upon but strength and willpower to score, she breaks free from the defender’s hold. Her posture returns to its usual state—downward and slightly hunched, her eyes peering from beneath her tilted helmet, a wolf back in the hunt...
...Crimson captain continues her drive down the left side of the ice, breaking towards the net. Vermont’s last defenseman issues a challenge, taking a swipe at the puck with her stick to take away Corriero’s control and break up the play. The defense fails in this final endeavor; there is no stopping Corriero from reaching the net at this range. After faking out the final defender, she has single-handedly beat Vermont to the goal...
Then, Corriero makes the one move Cote hadn’t planned on. Instead of taking the shot, she slides the puck to her right side. There Sarah Vaillancourt is waiting to shoot it past Cote’s right shoulder, where she can see a gaping hole...