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No. 5 W. Hockey Faces No. 8 UNH and Maine

The Harvard women's hockey team returns to conference play for the first time in three weeks when it faces UNH and Maine this weekend.

The No.5 Crimson (11-6-0, 11-2-0 ECAC) defeated No.10 Providence 7-4 three weeks ago in Bright Hockey Center to record its third win in a row. Since that win, Harvard has played only in an exhibition game against Concordia, which came last Saturday.

Tomorrow's game against No.8 UNH will mark the third time this season that the Crimson have had more than ten days between games. So far, Harvard has lost both times in its first game returning from such lengthy layoffs.

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The Crimson's stamina will now be tested as it will play three games in four days, beginning with the Wildcats (14-11-0, 10-6-0) on Saturday afternoon at Bright.

Harvard is tied for second in the ECAC standings with 22 points and trails No.1 Dartmouth by seven points for the conference lead. The Crimson needs two wins this weekend to follow the pace of the streaking Big Green.

The sensational play of junior co-captain Jennifer Botterill has carried Harvard over the last few games.

Botterill recorded back-to-back hat tricks against Northeastern and Providence to lead the Crimson to crucial conference wins. Botterill leads the conference in scoring and is averaging three points per game. She has 22 goals in just 11 ECAC contests, while her closest competitor has 13 goals in 14 games.

Botterill was recently nominated for the Patty Kazmaier award, given to the best player in women's hockey each year. Botterill's teammate and linemate, senior forward Tammy Shewchuk, was also one of the ten finalists.

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