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...Harvard will have plenty of games to test its mettle this season. The non-conference schedule includes matchups against top-10 teams Connecticut, New Hampshire, and Boston College—which the Crimson could also face in the final of the Beanpot Tournament in February...
...record, a save percentage above .900, and a low goals-against average. And Richter has already been thrown into a lot of tough situations, as he has competed against some of the Crimson’s most challenging opponents. “Whether it was in the Beanpot Tournament, or a road game at Cornell, he’s already faced some of the real iron in our league and in our schedule, so that’s a big bonus for him,” Donato says. Strengthened by the level of competition he has faced, Richter feels that...
...This year was different. For five straight seasons, Harvard had been the toast of the ECAC, capping off each successful season with an appearance in the NCAA Tournament. This year, for the first time in recent memory, the team was coping with the fallout from a frustrating campaign in which the tournament remained out of reach. The five-year run now ended, the new captain-elect would be expected to erase disappointment, rather than merely to expand on success...
...opposing team, what might stand out from a Harvard roster deep at almost every position is the triple threat in goal. Junior Brittany Martin and sophomore Christina Kessler, who ended last season with 1.33 and 1.58 goals-against averages, respectively, return from last year’s NCAA Tournament team. And keeping them company will be Kylie Stephens, a freshman goaltender from North Carolina who showed a great deal of promise during the preseason. ONLY ROOM FOR ONEThe Crimson experienced a dramatic twist prior to last season: Kessler, entering her freshman year as a highly touted recruit from the Toronto...
...drive to surpass last year’s strong performance in order to recoup those losses. As the team prepares to face the best of the ECAC, how Meintel steps into his new role will prove critical to the team’s quest to return to the NCAA Tournament after failing to qualify last season for the first time since 2001. “We definitely need someone to fill those scoring roles,” co-captain Dave MacDonald says. “Alex is definitely a guy we’re going to look to do that...