"Going into the overtime, we didn't want to have another situation where we had regrets like last year," Shewchuk said. "I think our team is very high on personal responsibility right now at this point in the season. No one wanted to be responsible saying that was my fault. Not on my watch is what we're thinking right now."

That mentality and determination strikes fear into visiting coaches.

"What is really impressive about Harvard is their stamina--how much Botterill and Shewchuk play," said Providence Coach Bob Deraney. "They just get better and better as the game goes along."

Opposing teams focus on the duo, design entire game plans centered around wearing them down and then hope that it works.

It didn't work Saturday. Deraney, who has a fair amount of star power on his own team in Patty Kazmaier candidate Jessica Tabb, was clearly a little bit in awe of the performance he just witnessed.

"I thought we did a pretty good job containing them for the most part, but they are opportunistic," Deraney said. "That makes Harvard a special team. You keep thinking they're going to get tired, and they never did."

If Shewchuk was out to prove she was one of the best in college hockey Saturday, consider it mission accomplished.