Box Score

NIAGARA, N.Y. -- Freshman goaltender Jackee Snikeris picked up her third shutout of the season, and second in the last two weeks, as Yale (8-7-4) won 3-0 at Niagara (6-12-4) Saturday night. The game was scoreless until 3:50 of the third, when sophomore defenseman Alyssa Clarke's power play goal gave the Bulldogs the lead. A power-play goal from junior forward Crysti Howser at 8:13 made it 2-0, and Clarke's short-handed goal with three seconds left put the game away. Snikeris finished with 23 saves and has allowed only four goals in her last four games (0.96 goals-against average, .957 save percentage).
 
Howser, who won 18 of 23 face-offs, finished with two points as she and freshman forward Bray Ketchum assisted on Clarke's short-handed goal. Sophomore forward Mandi Schwartz and freshman defenseman Samantha MacLean also had assists.
 
Snikeris and the Bulldogs held Niagara scoreless on five power plays. Yale killed off 13 of 14 penalties on the weekend.
 
Yale, which is 5-2-2 in its last nine games, returns home next weekend to face ECAC Hockey foes Colgate and Cornell.