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Athlete of the Week: Tammy Shewchuk `01

Can any goaltender in the world stop Shewchuk on a clean breakaway like that?

"[Junior Allison] Kuusisto and [freshman Jessica] Ruddock definitely stop me all the time in practice," Shewchuk insists.

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"I saw [U.S. National Team goaltender] Ali Brewer do it at the Four Nations Cup," claims Princeton Assistant Coach Crystal Springer '00.

Either way, more goals will be soon to come for Shewchuk. Harvard will need them all, as it presently trails Dartmouth and St. Lawrence in the loss column in the ECAC Standings.

More records will be soon to come as well. Shewchuk is nine points and 10 assists short of Mleczko's records in those respective categories, although teammate Angie Francisco is on pace to beat Mleczko's assist record first.

Shewchuk has even been an asset to Harvard hockey off the ice. She is the color commentator for WHRB's broadcasts of the men's hockey games whenever her schedule permits.

But in the meantime, Shewchuk will focus on the task at hand--beating Brown tomorrow. If it takes Olympic-level competition to beat Shewchuk come game-time, it may well be another two years in Salt Lake City before any goalie will be able to single-handedly stop her when she's at her best.

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