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Women's Ice Hockey
The Holy Cross women’s ice hockey team is off to a
blazing start in the 2002-03 season. The Crusaders have started
the season 4-2-1 overall and 4-2-0 in the ECAC Division III
East. In the four-year varsity history of the club, it is
the team’s best start ever. Much of the team’s
early season success can be traced to the solid play from
the team’s underclassmen.
The Lady Crusaders began the season with a two-game series
with ECAC foe, MIT. Captain and goaltender Jenelle DiSanto ’03 (North
Reading, Mass.) posted two shutouts to begin her final year
between the pipes. The scoring came almost exclusively from
the first-year class in the first game. Sarah Wetherbee ’06 (Canton,
Mass.), Kolt Bloxson ’06 (Fitchburg, Mass.),
and Kathleen Remsberg ’06 (Arlington, Mass.)
accounted for eight goals and nine assists in the 12-0 win.
Wetherbee began her collegiate career with a bang, scoring
four goals and adding three assists for seven points, setting
a new school record for points in a game. The ’Saders
followed up that performance with a 11-0 win the following
night. Defender Meghan Mahoney ’05 (Utica, N.Y.)
had a hat trick and added three assists on the night. Bloxson
also added a hat trick of her own, including the game-winning
goal in the first period. Wetherbee chipped in with two goals
and two assists and earned ECAC Division III East Rookie
of the Week honors.
The team then played UMass-Boston’s club team in a
preview for next year when the Beacons join Holy Cross in
the ECAC. Wetherbee led the Crusaders again in the exhibition
match-up, with four goals. Bloxson contributed one goal and
three assists to help the effort.
Traveling to New York to face the second-ranked team in
the nation, Manhattanville, the Crusaders dropped both games
to the Valiants before voyaging to New Hampshire to take
on New England College. The ’Saders pulled out a thrilling
3-2 victory in the first game. Bloxson tallied a goal and
an assist, while Remsberg scored the game-winner at the 18:48
mark in the third period. The following day, the Purple began
the game with three goals in the first and second periods
and cruised to a 6-1 win. Remsberg led the Purple attack
once again with two goals and two assists and earned ECAC
Division III East Rookie of the Week honors. The Lady Crusaders
closed out the year 2002 with a 2-2 tie against Connecticut
College. Remsberg deposited her team-leading eighth goal
of the season in the first period and assisted on the only
other Crusader goal on the evening by Mahoney. Remsberg earned
Rookie of the Week honors for the second straight week after
her performance.
After the team’s strong start this year and the improving
play of the underclassmen, the Crusaders are poised to have
their most successful season to date.
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