Playing in her final home game, senior winger Tammy Shewchuk made sure it would not be the last time she laced up the skates in her collegiate career.
Shewchuk recorded a hat trick and assisted on the game-winning goal to lead the No. 4 Crimson (22-8-0) to a 4-3 overtime win over No. 10 Providence (18-14-3) in the ECAC tournament quarterfinals at Bright Hockey Center.
The Crimson will now face No. 5 St. Lawrence on Saturday in the semifinals at Dartmouth, with possibly a spot in the Frozen Four hanging in the balance. A victory could vault Harvard into another showdown against No. 1 Dartmouth on Sunday.
In timely fashion, Shewchuk had one of her best games of the year when the Crimson (22-8-0) needed it most.
"What a way for Tammy Shewchuk to end her career in Bright Hockey Center," said Harvard Coach Katey Stone. "Tammy's out to make a statement, and I hope she keeps making that statement--in our building or in somebody else's. She's definitely one of the best players in the country and she showed it today."
Although Shewchuk dealt the majority of the damage, it was sophomore winger Kalen Ingram that scored the game-winning goal five minutes into the extra frame and propelled the Crimson to the next round.
At the 5:03 mark in overtime, Shewchuk ferociously drove the net and managed a shot on heavily defended Friar goalie Amy Quinlan.
Quinlan made the initial save but Ingram, trailing the play, retrieved the rebound in front of the crease and lifted a floater over Quinlan's right shoulder just below the crossbar and into the net.
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