Box Score CAMBRIDGE, Mass. -- The Yale women's ice hockey team is getting hot at the right time, earning its third straight shutout after defeating Harvard 3-0 on Saturday. Although the game was scoreless after 40 minutes of play, the Bulldogs broke through in the third period, tallying three goals to down the Crimson on the road. Yale goaltender Pia Dukaric stopped all 19 shots she faced to earn her third consecutive shut out and sixth of the season. 

The Bulldogs improve to 14-12-1 overall with an 11-8-1 conference mark. With just two regular season games remaining, Yale sits in sixth place in the ECAC standings.

"It was a great back-and-forth game as we knew it would be, and it took a while to finally get on the board. But a nice faceoff win by Boucher, then a nice high shot by DeCorby really started our offensive push," said Mark Bolding, Susan Cavanaugh Head Coach of Women's Ice Hockey. "I really liked Hartje's line today and they were rewarded in the end with two goals."

Scoring Summary

• END OF 1 | The Bulldogs outshot the Crimson 10-4 in the opening period.
• END OF 2 | Yale once again held the shot advantage over Harvard, but could not find the back of the net and the contest remained scoreless after two periods.
• P3, 8:01 | GOAL! The Bulldogs finally broke through on the scoreboard following a faceoff win in the Harvard defensive zone. Defender Emma DeCorby threw a shot on net that got past the Crimson goaltender, who was screened on the play. 
• P3, 15:38 | GOAL! Yale added an insurance goal late in the third period. As Elle Hartje fought for the puck along the boards in the attacking area, she dished it to Jordan Ray. Ray swerved through a pair of defenders and delivered a beautiful backhanded pass across the crease to Anna Bargman who converted on the wrister to give the Bulldogs a 2-0 lead. 
• P3, 17:18 | GOAL! Ray added an empty-netter to seal the 3-0 win for the Bulldogs. 

Game Notes

• Yale completed the two-game season sweep over Harvard with Saturday's win. The Bulldogs have won six straight against the Crimson. 
• The Bulldogs are riding hot and are now on their first three-game win streak of the season. Yale is 4-1-1 over its past six games.
• Dukaric tallied her 19th career shutout, extending her program record.
• Hartje picked up two assists and now has 161 career points, three away from tying the all-time program record.
• Ray tallied her tenth goal of the season and is tied for the team lead with Hartje. Bargman recorded her ninth score of the year.

Up Next
"Pia is starting to feel good and look very confident, so that's very positive for us heading into the closing league weekend," said Bolding. 

The Bulldogs will complete the regular season at home next weekend with matchups against Colgate and Cornell.