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Harvard University Downs Villanova & Siena to Open 2010 Season
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- Harvard University rattled off a 16-2 win over Villanova University in the season-opening game and followed it up with a 15-9 victory over Siena College as the Crimson opened the season at home with the Harvard Invitational.
In the season-opening win over Villanova, sophomore Devan Kennifer led 10 players that found the back of the net for the Crimson. Kennifer tallied a hat trick in the inaugural game of the year. A pair of freshmen notched their first collegiate goals in the win. Aisha Price scored twice and classmate Elise Molnar recorded a tally. Kristina Bergquist, Patricia Smith and Monica Zdrojewski each netted two goals. Ita Barton-Kettleborough, Shami Entenman, Roxanne Pinto and Shannon Purcell provided the rest of the offense for Harvard by scoring one goal each. Between the posts, sophomore netminder Laurel McCarthy made four saves in the game.
The Crimson closed out the first day of action with six players notching goals to spark a 15-9 win over Siena. Harvard found itself facing an early 4-2 deficit but managed to rip off five straight goals to take a 7-4 lead over the Saints that it would not relenquish. In her second collegiate contest, Molnar turned in a five-goal performance to lead the way. Kennifer chipped four scores to give her a grand total of seven goals on the day. Price and Zdrojewski each tallied two goals apiece while Smith and Pinto each found the back of the net once. McCarthy stopped six shots to anchor the Crimson defense.
Release courtesy Harvard Athletic Communications
