While co-captain Emerance Maschmeyer has been competing with the Canadian National Women’s Team in the Four Nations Cup, Harvard’s other netminders have stepped up in her place.

In two starts, junior Brianna Laing has two wins and only surrendered two goals in each game. Classmate Molly Tissenbaum earned the win and made 22 saves in the team’s most recent contest, a 5-1 win over Brown, and she also turned away 23 shots in a 0-0 draw against Clarkson.

“Brianna and Molly have done a great job. . . and they’ve been a huge part of our success these past couple of weekends,” Picard said.

Though her teammates have held down the fort while she was in Sweden, the Bruderheim, Alberta native returns to the Crimson to lead the team in this weekend’s pair of home games.

The team will certainly benefit from the 2014-2015 All-Ivy League First Team goaltender’s presence on the ice and the focus that she brings to the team.

“There’s a level of focus around Emerance that’s just unmatched by anybody else I’ve ever seen,” senior forward Miye D’Oench said on Oct. 28. “When she suits up for a game, you just know that she’s got it covered.”

With preseason rust now starting to wear off, a complete Harvard team will look to continue rolling against its conference opponents. The Crimson will attempt to continue its win streak to replicate its success from the 2014-2015 campaign by beginning its journey to the Frozen Four.