She won her first complete game of the season with a 4-0 shutout over Princeton last November, the first of her three shutouts on the regular season.

"She's a really smart goalie," said senior forward Kiirsten Suurkask. "She can win games for us."

One of the more eventful high-pressure games of the season was on Feb. 20 against No. 1 Dartmouth. In the first period, Ruddock was the victim of a questionable goal scored by forward Jennifer Wiehn--the recently-crowned ECAC tourney MVP. Ruddock appeared to stop Wiehn's shot on the line, but it slipped into the goal as the referee blew his whistle. Ruddock claimed the puck crossed the line after the whistle, but to no avail--the goal counted to even the score of the game.

During the final minutes of the heated game, Dartmouth pulled its goalie Amy Ferguson. Ruddock was able to pull through with the 3-2 win in the clutch situation despite the sixth attacker.

Ruddock praised her teammates for the Crimson's success this season.

"My team facilitates everything I do," Ruddock said. "I'm happy to contribute. When I can make a difference in a game, it's a personal highlight. Contributions from the third line to the top scorers are definite highlights for me."

What excites Ruddock the most is when Harvard's third line--consisting of junior Vanessa Bazzocchi and freshmen Mina Pell and Lauren McAuliffe--hit the back of the net.