Princeton Knocks Off No. 1 New Hampshire
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DURHAM, N.H. -- Senior Lizzie Keady scored 3:05
into the third period to snap a 1-1 tie and lift the Princeton
women's hockey team to a 2-1 win at top-ranked New Hampshire on
Sunday afternoon. The win snapped a 21-game winless streak for
Princeton at New Hampshire.
New Hampshire outshot Princeton in the game and 6-2 edge in shots,
but Princeton's second shot turned into the only goal of the period
when sophomore Julie Flynn scored her first goal of the season off
a feed from senior Sonja Novak at 14:01. The goal came on a 2 on 1
as Novak sent a centering feed to Flynn, who redirected it into the
UNH goal. Freshman Sasha Sherry also assisted on the goal.
New Hampshire evened the score with the only goal of the second
period with 1:20 left in the stanza as Micaela Long scored on the
power play from Maggie Joyce. New Hampshire doubled Princeton in
shots 10-05 in the period.
The game entered the third period tied up at one goal apiece until
Keady broke the deadlock at 3:05 with her fourth goal of the season
from senior Brittany Salmon and junior Katherine Dineen. Princeton
outshot New Hampshire 7-6 in the final period.
Junior goaltender Kristen Young stopped 21 of the 22 shots she
faced to record the win, while Kayley Herman made 12 saves in the
loss.
Princeton improved to 3-3-2 overall with the non-league win, while
New Hampshire falls to 9-2-0. The Tigers win completed a weekend
sweep as Princeton topped Boston University 4-2 yesterday
afternoon. Princeton's win was its first ever at New Hampshire. The
Tigers had been 0-20-1 in their previous 21 trips to UNH. The win
was Princeton's first this season against a ranked team.
Princeton is back in action next weekend at home when Cornell and
Colgate visit Hobey Baker Rink.
