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Tuesday, January 13, 1981, Harvard women's hockey vs. Dartmouth. The Crimson trails, 1-0, in a grueling contest. Late in the second period, co-captain Jennifer "Firkins" Reed streaks up the right side and slaps one from 40 ft. to catch Sue Yunick's stick in front of the net. Picture-perfect goal. The Crimson is back in the game and later wins it, 2-1, on Vicki Palmer's overtime goal...
Firkins Reed stars in the center of the Monster Line, which also features Yunick and Palmer. How many times has the Monster Line kept up consistent offensive pressure in tight contests? How many times has the Monster Line contributed crucial goals late in the game? Firkins Reed knows and many say she's the scariest member of the trio...
Maybe if the tournament had voted for standard 20-minute stanzas rather than the abbreviated 18-minute ones, the Crimson could have pulled it off. Down 2-0 when the final period began, the Green line--Firkins Reed, Sue Yunick, and Vicki Palmer--came out flying, beat Eagle netminder Peggy Cameron, and sparked the skaters onto their previously absent aggressive offensive hockey...
...Vicki Palmer rush around the left defenseman that was snubbed by Cameron seemed like deja vu until Megan Berthold kept the puck in the zone and Harvard seemed to be mounting a sustained attack. Co-captain Lauren Norton's drive from the point deflected wide, but Sue Yunick was on the puck to harass the B.C. defender and to push a pass to Palmer...
...period: Harvard-Vicki Palmer (Sue Yunick...