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W. Hockey Advances to Beanpot Final with 8-1 B.C. Blowout

Junior co-captain Jennifer Botterill, who centers the top-line with Shewchuk and Ingram, had a pair of goals and three assists. Botterill's first assist at 18:30 of the second was the 100th assist of her career. She is fourth on Harvard's career list and chasing Shewchuk, who is Harvard's all-time assists leader at 139.

"Our line played well tonight," Botterill said. "Kalen and Tammy each got a hat trick and it's great when your teammates play well."

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From the game's opening moments, it was clear which team was in control. The Eagles started the game on the powerplay after a bench minor was called against Harvard for a protocol infraction, but B.C. could barely clear the puck from their own zone.

In the second period, the Harvard penalty-killing unit did more of the same. After Shewchuk was called for slashing at 17:58, Ingram did not let it slow down Harvard's offense punch, netting a pair of short-handed goals 25 seconds apart.

The first of the two goals was easily the prettiest of the night. On a 2-on-1, Ingram fed Botterill in the slot. Eagles junior goaltender Sharon Van Tuyl could not handle the rebound, and Ingram poked the loose puck in while sliding on the ice and with all but her stick behind the goal line.

"I dropped it to Botts, and usually I just go behind the net expecting it to go in," Ingram said. "But the puck was just sitting there and I put it in."

Just 25 seconds later it was almost deja vu. Botterill's shot trickled through the legs of Van Tuyl and Ingram helped the puck along an extra couple of inches into the back of the net.

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