Liza Ryabkina

3 - Liza Ryabkina

Height: 5-9
Year: Junior
Hometown: Kharkiv, Ukraine
High School: Berkshire School (Mass.)
Position: Forward
Bats/Throws: R
House Affiliation: Mather

Junior • 2009-10
Played in 23 games ... Stood second on Harvard with 15 goals, marking a career-high ... Tallied four game-winning goals, which ranked tied for first on the Crimson and 16th in the nation ... Nominee for Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award ... Had a +14 rating and was +2 or better in a game six times ... Scored game-winning goal late in third period and assisted on another tally in win over Dartmouth (Nov. 25) ... Netted the game winner in third period in 1-0 victory against No. 2 Minnesota (Dec. 4) ... Assisted on power-play goal in win over Connecticut (Dec. 8) ... Scored and handed out an assist  against Cornell (Jan. 15) ... Had a goal in second straight game, finding the back of the net in win over Colgate (Jan. 16) ... Netted two goals in victory against Union (Jan. 22) ... Assisted on two goal, including the game-winning tally, at Dartmouth (Jan. 29) ... Netted a career-high four goals, scoring three times in the third period and twice on the power play, in 5-0 win over Boston College in Beanpot semifinal (Feb. 2) ... Assisted on power-play goal in victory against Yale (Feb. 6) ... Scored the game-winner against Northeastern in Beanpot final (Feb. 9) ... Finished Beanpot with five goals and was named Tournament MVP. ... Netted two goals in victory over Princeton in Game 1 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinals (Feb. 26) ... Notched a power-play goal in Game 2 of ECAC Hockey quarterfinals (Feb. 27) ... Tallied a power-play goal in ECAC Hockey semifinals at Clarkson (March 5).

Sophomore • 2008-09
Played in all 32 games ... Ranked fifth on the Crimson with 15 points on nine goals and six assists ... Tallied her first career hat trick in victory at Princeton (Nov. 1); was tabbed ECAC Hockey Player of the Week for effort ... ... Scored three goals against Cornell in ECAC Hockey quarterfinal series, including two in Game 2 (Feb. 27-28) ... Assisted on a power-play score at St. Lawrence (Nov. 15) ... Collected an assist on a power-play goal at Connecticut (Dec. 14) ... Tallied the game winner at Dartmouth (Dec. 17) ... Assisted on game-winning goal at Brown (Jan. 9) ... Earned primary assist on game-winning tally at Union (Jan. 30) ... Netted the game winner in third period the following day at Rensselaer (Jan. 31) ... Netted a goal in first period against Clarkson (Feb. 21), helping Harvard win the ECAC Hockey regular-season title ... Handed out assists against Quinnipiac (Jan. 3) and Boston University in Beanpot semifinal (Feb. 3).

Freshman • 2007-08
An ECAC All-Academic performer ... All-ECAC Tournament Team ... Tallied a goal in Harvard’s 3-2 overtime victory over St. Lawrence in ECAC Championship (March 9) ... Netted a goal in ECAC semifinal matchup with Clarkson (March 8) ... Selected ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week (Jan. 28) after scoring game-winning goal, adding two assists and recording career-best +3 rating in 4-0 victory against Dartmouth (Jan. 27) ... Was 12th among nation’s rookies with 0.79 points per contest ... Finished tied for fifth in the ECAC season with three game-winning goals ... Was fourth among the league’s rookies with 17 points (6-11-17) ... Tallied game-winning goals in three straight games (Jan. 27-Feb.2) against Dartmouth, at Brown and vs. Yale ... Scored at least one point in six straight games (Nov. 24-Dec. 8) ... Registered three points (one goal, two assists) including first career power-play goal in 4-1 win at Providence (Dec. 8) ... Scored in first period of Beanpot final against Boston University (Feb. 12) ... Added an assist in Beanpot semifinals against Northeastern (Feb. 5) ... Had two assists in wins over St. Lawrence (Nov. 24), Dartmouth (Nov. 27) and Connecticut (Dec. 7) ... Scored first career goal vs. Quinnipiac on Nov. 2 ... Tallied goals at Rensselaer (Nov. 30) and at Union (Dec. 1) ... Added an assist on game-winning score at St. Lawrence (Jan. 11) ... +17 on season ... Posted a +2 rating or better four times.

Before Harvard
Graduated from High School No. 140 in Ukraine and was a member of the school ice hockey team... Attended Berkshire prep school from 2005 to 2007... member of the varsity ice hockey, lacrosse, soccer and track teams... helped her team to Division I Ice Hockey New England Championship in 2006... crowned the Division II New England Champion for discus in 2007.