Weekend Update: New Year Brings More of the Same

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Streaks remained intact Friday as Harvard extended its perfect league mark to 10-0, Colgate extended its unbeaten streak by beating Dartmouth in overtime, Princeton continued its defensive dominance with yet another shutout and Quinnipiac continued its dominance over Robert Morris.

Colgate 2, at Dartmouth 1 (ot): Colgate sophomore Marissa Dombovy scored 2 minutes, 58 seconds into overtime as the Raiders knocked off the No. 8 Big Green at home for the second consecutive season. Dombovy picked up a feed from junior Elin Brown and slipped a shot past Dartmouth goaltender Carli Clemis. The puck slowly trickled over the goal line, sparking a Colgate bench clearing. With the win, Colgate, which took the ice for the first time since December 8, extended its unbeaten streak to four games (3-0-1). Brown accounted for the Raiders' other goal; Sarah Newnam scored for Dartmouth. Lisa Plenderleith made 27 saves for Colgate; Clemis stopped 26.

At Harvard 4, Cornell 1: The Crimson got a goal and two assists from junior forward Sarah Vaillancourt, who reached a milestone by recording career point No. 150, to remain perfect (10-0) in conference play. Vaillancourt now has 152 career points (65-87-152), placing her seventh on the all-time Harvard list. With the three-point effort, she extends her point-scoring streak to 13 consecutive games to start the season. Crimson sophomore goalkeeper Christina Kessler made 19 saves; Jenny Niesluchowski stopped 30 pucks for the Big Red. The victory was Harvard's 14th in 15 games against Cornell, dating back to the 1997-98 campaign.

At Rensselaer 1, Union 0: The Engineers edged the Dutchwomen as junior defenseman Melissa Boik broke a scoreless tie at 13 minutes, 12 seconds of the third period with a power-play tally to account for the game's only scoring. Boik took a pass from Whitney Naslund and fired a shot through traffic that rang off the left post and past Union goaltender Lundy Day. Rensselaer outshot the Dutchwomen 45-10; however, Day was nearly unbeatable in turning aside 44 shots. Engineers goaltender Sonja van der Bliek recorded the shutout.

At Quinnipiac 3, Robert Morris 1: The Bobcats continued their mastery of the Colonials, completing a two-game sweep and improving to 5-0 all-time in the series. The win also extended the Bobcats' unbeaten streak to three games (2-0-1). Kallie Flor, Janine Duffy and Erica Bolognino provided the offense for Quinnipiac; ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week Jamie Miller stopped 24 shots in between the pipes. Elyse Cole assisted on two of Quinnipiac's three goals. The Bobcats improved to 3-12-4 overall.

Princeton 0, at Connecticut 0 (ot): The Tigers recorded their third consecutive shutout, skating to a scoreless tie with the No. 9-ranked Huskies at the Freitas Ice Forum. Princeton has held opponents scoreless for 10 consecutive periods, covering 210 minutes, 7 seconds. The Tigers doubled-up Connecticut in shots 36-18, but were unable to solve Huskies netminder Brittany Wilson. Princeton junior goaltender Kristen Young made 18 saves.

At Boston College 5, St. Lawrence 2: The No. 6/5 Saints, despite firing 55 shots on goal, were not able complete a sweep of their opening series in 2008, falling to the Eagles at Chestnut Hill, Mass. St. Lawrence yielded five goals for only the second time this season, as Boston College scored five consecutive goals to earn a 5-1 lead and cruise to victory. The loss dropped the Scarlet and Brown to 7-3-1 all-time against the Eagles. Alison Domenico and Annie Guay accounted for the goals for St. Lawrence.