"There wasn't tremendous pressure down the stretch of that game, because people we're getting tired," Stone said. "The team that continued to mount the greatest pressure was going to win, and that happened to be Dartmouth."

The game came to a riveting conclusion early in the second overtime. As Dartmouth center Lauren Trottier broke in and was stopped by Dreyer, she barreled into the netminder and took her out of the play. The loose rebound popped out to winger Kristen Guarino, who buried the puck into the open net.

The Big Green bench emptied in celebration, while the Brown bench exploded in protestation. After a brief discussion between the referees, the goal was disallowed. Brown would get another chance.

But the Bears' relief was short-lived. Straight off the subsquent faceoff, Third Team All-ECAC winger Carly Haggard manuevered forcefully from the left faceoff circle and wristed the puck over Dreyer's shoulder for the game-winner. The Dartmouth bench empied again in celebration--this time for good.

A Difficult Ending

The 7-1 score of Harvard's pummelling of St. Lawrence on Saturday only begins to describe the misfortune of the Saints.

Halfway through the first period, Harvard co-captain Angie Francisco and St. Lawrence co-captain Caroline Trudeau collided violently against the Saints' box. Trudeau, the right wing on St. Lawrence's top line, would not return for the rest of the evening.

"I'm not sure what happened, but we both went into the boards awkwardly, and I heard her kind of cry out," Francisco said. "It didn't sound too good."