Her shift, like much of Harvard’s play in the third period, was characterized by working the offense to generate more scoring opportunities.
“We told ourselves this is our period; we have to step it up,” Bernakevitch said. “There were a few things we were trying to work on for today. We wanted to try to move the puck faster, get shots to the net and crash the net.”
Sophomore goalie Emily Witt improved to 3-1-1 with the shutout on an easy night, making just six saves.
HARVARD 7, UNION 0
As has been the case so many times before, Corriero dominated the scoring charts in the Crimson’s easy 7-0 win over Union. Corriero started Harvard’s unanswered scoring run for the weekend by tapping in a power-play goal early in the first period en route to scoring her fifth hat trick this season.
The Crimson’s third line of junior Carrie Schroyer and sophomores Jenn Sifers and Solley combined for two goals in 30 seconds to give Harvard a comfortable 3-0 cushion after the first period.
Sifers worked behind the net and fed Schroyer for a shot on Union goalie Dana Smullyan. When the rebound popped out, Solley was there to put it into a gaping net for the score at 12:55.
“It was like tic-tac-toe,” Solley said. “We were just trying to come together tonight and it happened. Anytime all three forwards touch the puck it’s great.”
The third line didn’t let up, and Solley once again found herself as the beneficiary, rifling a shot past Smullyan’s left for her second goal in half a minute.
“Sifers again was working really hard down low, came around on her fore-hand and just fed my fore-hand,” Solley said. “The goalie didn’t see it coming. I had kind of a tough angle there and saw a far corner open and just threw it in there and it hit the post.”
“I actually didn’t know it went in until I saw it come back and hit the netting. I was just thankful that it snuck in.”
Freshman Laura Brady notched her first collegiate goal in the second period, when senior Ashley Banfield fired a shot from the point. The rebound popped out besides Brady, who didn’t waste a moment in putting it into the back of the net.
“That was my main objective the whole time—I was trying to score,” Brady said. “We all worked really hard out there. It’s great to be out there, great start to my Harvard career, so I’m pretty excited.”
—Staff writer John R. Hein can be reached at hein@fas.harvard.edu.