There was only wide-open ice between Botterill and Dartmouth goaltender Amy Ferguson. Botterill approached at full steam, closing the gap between her and the net in a split second. Harvard fans knew it was over, and Dartmouth fans hoped for a miracle.

Sadly enough for the Big Green faithful, it never came.

Botterill, in true Patty-Kazmaier- Award-nominee form, shot the puck high over Ferguson's right shoulder and into the top of the net, a tremendous shot that was needed to beat a goalie playing a tremendous game. Harvard had the 3-2 lead, and, eventually, the win.

"I think that particularly on the third period we were on Botterill pretty tight," said Dartmouth coach Judy Oberting. "But she got loose, and she had a great look at the net, and when she has a great look at the net, she is more than likely going to hit the back of it, and that's what she did."

In spite of Botterill's outstanding feats, the effort of Crimson freshman goaltender Jessica Ruddock cannot be overlooked.

Ruddock played her best game of the season as well, and it could not have been a more timely performance.

The opposing goalie, Ferguson, played a spectacular game, denying a multitude of Harvard chances in heart-stopping fashion by diving, making kick saves, pad saves, stick saves, all over the crease to hold the Crimson to one goal in the first two periods, despite 27 shots by Harvard.

Ruddock, although facing less shots than Ferguson, made many big saves when the Big Green mounted an attack in the Harvard zone, and especially during the final minute of the game.