The No. 5 Harvard women’s hockey team hopes that a record-breaking weekend for senior tri-captain Nicole Corriero will not prove to be a focus-breaking series in its postseason title hunt.

Corriero, who tied the collegiate single-season goals record with two on Friday night and broke the mark with her 52nd of the year on Saturday, moved ahead of two players to the top of the record books and surpassed Angela Ruggiero ’02-’04 for fourth place on the Crimson’s all-time scoring list.

Despite her team’s easy dispatch of an overmatched Clarkson squad in a sweep of the ECAC quarterfinals, Harvard coach Katey Stone worried that her team wavered from the style of play that had earned it the top seed in the conference tournament and led to a nation-leading 17-game unbeaten streak.

“Coach doesn’t look at the scoreboard when she evaluates the game,” Corriero said. “She just looks at how we played on the ice. This is a good learning experience—everybody realizes the mistakes that we made.”

The playoffs will continue for the Crimson for at least one more weekend, though, as it advances to the semifinal round of ECAC tournament to square off against fourth-seeded Yale at Union on Saturday.

HARVARD 3, CLARKSON 1

Although Saturday’s opening period lacked the fireworks of Friday’s four-goal binge, it witnessed a historic moment for women’s college hockey.

After an Ashley Banfield offering from the point was turned away by Clarkson netminder Kira McDonald and a swipe from Laura Brady similarly rebuffed, the rebound kicked out to Corriero. With the defense bearing down on her, Corriero lifted a backhand into the left side of the goal for her unprecedented 52nd tally.

As the lines gathered at center ice for the ensuing faceoff, the public address system announced Corriero’s record and the crowd rose in applause and appreciation. Corriero, for her part, simply lifted her stick in a modest gesture of acknowledgement.

“I was just in the right place at the right time,” Corriero said. “It was the product of everybody on the line working hard on the forecheck. It was just a great line effort.”

The Crimson power play was the afternoon’s second-most interesting subplot. Limited to a single extra-skater opportunity by the stingy Clarkson defense, the top unit of the nation’s third-ranked power play reached new heights in efficiency, connecting on its lone shot attempt.

In a textbook display of puck movement, sophomore Caitlin Cahow moved the puck to Jennifer Raimondi in the slot on the left, who picked out Banfield at the far post for the goal.

With that goal and four assists—including helpers on longtime teammate Corriero’s 51st and 52nd—over the two games, Banfield moved into the national lead for scoring defensemen.

“I get so excited when I score,” Banfield said. “It’s been pretty effective this year. It helps when you get passes that are absolutely perfect on your stick. It’s tough to miss the net when you get passes like that.”

Some of Harvard’s other leading scorers, however, were missing from the stat sheet.