Heading into the season, everyone knew the top-line would be dominant. Senior winger Tammy Shewchuk, junior co-captain Jennifer Botterill and sophomore winger Kalen Ingram were expected to perform. They have.
What has made the difference in the past week is the performance of everyone else.
Suurkask has scored four goals in her past three games after going 17 without finding the back of the net.
Last night, Suurkask scored a pair, including the game-winner. In the previous week, she scored the game-tying goal against Dartmouth and the goal that forced overtime in the Beanpot final against Northeastern.
Sophomore winger Tracy Catlin, Suurkask's linemate, scored her first goal in six games last night and knotted her first assist in seven games just last Saturday against Dartmouth.
Even senior Tara Dunn, who is filling in for injured co-captain Angie Francisco on the second line with Suurkask and Catlin, is quietly contributing. Dunn has picked up assists in three consecutive games, and prior to Saturday she had not had assists in back-to-back games all season.
Although kept off the score sheet for the past five games, the third line has been pulling more than its usual weight during Harvard's recent run.
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