Harvard Edges Saint Lawrence in Overtime Thriller

BOSTON (Interstat) — Kaley MacDonald scored 3:23 into overtime to lift the Harvard women’s hockey team to a 3-2 victory over Saint Lawrence on Saturday at Bright Hockey Center.

The Crimson overcame a pair of one-goal deficits to earn the win in front of 630 fans. Ella Lucia opened the scoring for Harvard early in the first period, but Cheyenne Degeer and Lilien Benakova answered for the Saints. Angelica Megdanis tied the game for Harvard late in the third period to force overtime.

Lucia, named Harvard’s top star, finished with a goal and an assist. MacDonald had the overtime winner and an assist, while Gwynn Lapp contributed two assists. Goaltender Ainsley Tuffy made 27 saves for the win.

Harvard improved to 14-13-2. Saint Lawrence fell to 11-19-3.