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No. 2 W. Hockey Battles Northeastern, Providence

The Crimson beat the Huskies 5-3 in January at Matthews Arena in Boston, the site of this year's AWCHA national championship tournament March 24 and 25. Ruggiero (11 goals, 18 assists) and the top forward line of

Shewchuk (21 g, 19 a), sophomore center Jen Botterill (15 g, 17 a) and

junior winger Angie Francisco (14 g, 26 a) combined for all five goals.

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Northeastern, who was ranked No. 1 heading into that meeting, is in its

worst slump of the season. The Huskies rode an eight-game winning streak

into the new year, but it racked up a disappointing 2-3-1 record in January, including a 4-3 upset loss at home to 10th-place Cornell last weekend.

Northeastern goaltender Erika Silva,

who had the lowest goals-against average in the conference in December,

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