When a team's up against a hot goaltender like Ferguson, however, relying on skill alone often fails.
If Ferguson saw it, she was going to stop it and make sure there was no rebound.
If there was ever a time when the Crimson needed a garbage goal, a converted second chance opportunity or a screened shot to go through, yesterday was that time.
It didn't happen and the result was predictable.
Dartmouth effectively shutdown the Crimson's top line and forced Harvard to dig for its chances in the corners.
Botterill and co-captain Angie Francisco did a great job of winning the battles along the boards, but when they were in the corners, there wasn't anyone big enough left in front of the net to create traffic or run interference.
The Crimson's top line is small and it showed yesterday.
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