2002–03 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season
2002–03 Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey season | |
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Beanpot Champions NCAA Women's Ice Hockey Frozen Four, Runner-up | |
Record | |
Overall | 30-3-1 |
Coaches and captains | |
Head coach | Katey Stone |
Captain(s) | Jennifer Botterill |
The 2002–03 Harvard Crimson women’s ice hockey team played in the NCAA championship game, Harvard was first in the National Polls for 14 consecutive weeks.[1] In addition, the Crimson had a 28-game unbeaten streak and captured the ECAC regular-season and Ivy League titles. The Crimson won the Beanpot for the fifth straight season. Jennifer Botterill set an NCAA record (since tied) for most points in one game with 10. This was accomplished on January 28, 2003 versus Boston College.[2]
Regular season
[edit]On January 18, 2003, Harvard beat Boston College by a 17-2 mark, the largest margin of victory in NCAA history.[2]
Beanpot
[edit]- February 4, 2003
- Harvard 7, Boston University 0
- February 11, 2003
- Harvard 7, Boston College 0[3]
- Jennifer Botterill claimed her third Beanpot Most Valuable Player award.
Player stats
[edit]Skaters
[edit]Player | Games Played | Goals | Assists | Points | ||
Jennifer Botterill | 32 | 47 | 65 | 112 | ||
Julie Chu | 32 | 42 | 51 | 93 | ||
Angela Ruggiero | 34 | 29 | 54 | 83 | ||
Goaltenders
[edit]Player | Games Played | Minutes | Goals Against | Wins | Losses | Ties | Shutouts | Save % | Goals Against Average |
Ali Boe | |||||||||
Jessica Ruddock | |||||||||
Emily Smith |
Postseason
[edit]The Crimson won the Frozen Four semifinal by defeating the Minnesota Golden Gophers by a 6-1 score. In the final, the Crimson took the Minnesota Duluth Bulldogs to double overtime. The Crimson would lose the game by a 4-3 score.
- Harvard 6, Minnesota 1
- Minnesota-Duluth 4, Harvard 3 (OT)
Awards and honors
[edit]- Jennifer Botterill, AHCA First Team All-American
- Jennifer Botterill, Beanpot Most Valuable Player[6]
- Jennifer Botterill, Patty Kazmaier Award Winner[7]
- Jennifer Botterill, NCAA leader, 2002-03 season, Assists per game, 2.03
- Julie Chu, AHCA Second Team All-American
- Julie Chu, NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
- Jessica Ruddock, NCAA leader, 2002-03 season, Goalie winning percentage, .883
- Angela Ruggiero, AHCA First Team All-American
- Angela Ruggiero, NCAA Frozen Four All-Tournament Team
References
[edit]- ^ "Katey Stone". Harvard Crimson Athletics. Archived from the original on September 30, 2011. Retrieved April 16, 2010.
- ^ a b "2010 NCAA Ice Hockey Division I Women's Records" (PDF). NCAA.
- ^ "41st Women's Beanpot".
- ^ "Statistics".
- ^ "Official 2003 National Collegiate Winter Championships Records" (PDF). NCAA.
- ^ "41st Women's Beanpot".
- ^ "USA Hockey". Archived from the original on March 7, 2010. Retrieved April 19, 2010.
- ^ "Harvard's AHCA All-Americans". Archived from the original on July 22, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
External links
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- Harvard Crimson women's ice hockey seasons
- 2002–03 NCAA Division I women's ice hockey season
- NCAA women's ice hockey Frozen Four seasons
- 2002–03 in American women's ice hockey by team
- 2002 in sports in Massachusetts
- 2003 in sports in Massachusetts
- 2002 in Boston
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- Ice hockey stubs
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