GOPHERS EARN DELAYED WIN OVER CRIMSON
BOSTON, Mass. - Due to malfunctions of both zambonis, Minnesota and Harvard
had to postpone their duel 24 hours with the Gophers coming out on top 3-2.
Angie Francisco got the Crimson on the board first with a power play-goal
past a screened Erica Killewald at 11:13 of the opening period but
Minnesota's Nadine Muzerall answered with a power-play goal of her own just
1:01 into the second period to tie the score.
Minnesota then took a 2-1 lead at the 17:01 mark of the period when Tracy
Palinsky notched her first career goal, beating Harvard goalie Alison
Kuusisto high on her stick side.
The Crimson, playing with only 11 skaters, tied the score at 5:03 of the
third period when Vanessa Bazzocchi scored her first career goal but the
Gophers got the winner when Ronda Curtin converted a Nadine Muzerall rebound
at the 6:49 mark.
Minnesota outshot Harvard 12-6 in the final period and 41-35 for the game.
Killewald finished with 33 saves while Kuusisto had 38.
Minnesota........... 0 2 1 - 3
Harvard............. 1 0 1 - 2
1st period - 1, HU, Angie Francisco 1 (Tara Dunn, Kiirsten Suurkask)
11:13 (pp). Penalties - Bethany Petersen, UM (interference) 09:55; Kelly
Olson, UM (checking) 11:50.
2nd period - 2, UM, Nadine Muzerall 2 (La Toya Clarke, Courtney Kennedy)
01:01 (pp). 3, UM, Tracy Palinsky 1 (Kelsey Bills, Kris Scholz) 17:01.
Penalties - Pam Van Reesema, HU (interference) 00:48; Nadine Muzerall, UM
(interference) 05:44; Jamie Hagerman, HU (checking) 06:09; Emily Buchholz,
UM (interference) 18:23; Kelly Olson, UM (interference) 19:43.
3rd period - 4, HU, Vanessa Bazzocchi 1 (Jamie Hagerman, Lauren
McAuliffe) 05:03. 5, UM, Ronda Curtin 5 (Nadine Muzerall, La Toya Clarke)
06:49. Penalties - Nadine Muzerall, UM (major-slashing) 17:32.
Shots on goal - UM 10-19-12-41; HU 11-18-6-35. Power plays - UM 1 of 2;
HU 1 of 6. Goalies - UM, Erica Killewald 5-2-0 (35 shots-33 saves); HU,
Alison Kuusisto 0-2-0 (41-38). Referee - Tom Parece. Assistant referees -
James Bardozeau, Bob Cunio. A - 112.
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