Having spent a good part of her life at Harvard with the men's hockey team--at practice, on road trips and on the bench--Craven has become part of the Crimson in a very real sense.
"It's kinda like having an extended family," Craven says. "I remember freshman year was almost like having a bunch of older brothers. People like [captain] Sean McCann and [senior] Chris Baird I've known since the first day of Freshman Week."
Craven has also witnessed her share of childish pranks by her hockey "brethren." But she admits the situation has gotten better.
"It used to be really bad," Craven says. "Guys used to soak each other's clothes...one guy found his clothes in a huge tape ball and there's always the guy who will saw someone's stick in half so when he goes to take a slap shot the stick cracks in half."
But things have gotten better for Craven over the years. For the Crimson to reach St. Paul, Minn. for the NCAA finals, it must not only score goals and play good defense--Katherine Craven has to come through, as she had countless times before, and get them there.
"I have such faith in them this year," Craven says. "I haven't even bought a class ring yet--I'm hoping we'll have one provided by the NCAA."