"The only times we've won is when we've had unbelievable goaltending," Dooley says.
And if White plays as well as she has earlier in the season, Harvard has a shot at the 'Pot.
The Crimson also can do its thing at the other end of the rink. Former Ivy League rookies of the year Julie Sasner, Brita Lind and Char Joslin top the Harvard scoring list and should be red-hot come Beanpot time.
After all, the icewomen will have played four games before the Beanpot final.
Monday, Harvard travels to Providence to tussle with Brown, which took the Crimson into overtime last December. After Tuesday's probable walk-in-the-park with B.C., Harvard has a weekend date with Tigers--Princeton Friday and the Rochester Institute of Technology Saturday.
The icewomen won't be rusty from exam period. They'll have their game legs.
Which is something you need if you're going to mush with a bunch of Huskies.