The third loss to Dartmouth cost Harvard a lot more than just the tournament title, since a few days later it was not invited to defend its title at the AWCHA national tournament. Dartmouth and Minnesota were picked instead.

To add insult to injury, several of the Dartmouth players criticized the Crimson after the ECAC semifinal.

" I think we've proven we are a better team than Harvard," junior winger Carrie Sekela said. "We have more depth and a better goalie. We know they're a one-line team."

Dartmouth goalie Amy Ferguson was equally critical of then Crimson sophomore defenseman Angela Ruggiero, who tried to score the game-winning goal for the Crimson in overtime.

"I knew she was going high glove on me," Ferguson said. "She's the kind of player that needs to beat you with a pretty goal."

Botterill was not impressed when she heard of the Ferguson's comments.

"It's disappointing when other players don't respect you," Botterill said. "We'll just have to get the job done on the ice."