Feb 9, 2008

Weekend Update: Harvard Moves Closer To Crown

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Two netminders posted career feats, the Crimson moved closer to a league crown, and the Raiders upset a top 10 ten...all was done wearing special pink jerseys.  Only two of the league's home teams earned victories, while three teams recorded five-goal games. 
 Rensselaer 1 at No. 10 Dartmouth 1:  Dartmouth forward Shannon Bowman netted the Big Green's fourth power-play goal in the last two games, but Rensselaer got one of its own from forward Kendra Dunlop in the final period to tie the game 1-1, in the first annual Pink at the Rink contest.  Dartmouth held the shot advantage in the game by a 37-16 mark.  Junior Engineers' netminder Ashley Mayr stopped 36 Big Green attempts, including 17 in the first period, while junior Carli Clemis stopped 15 shots, improving her record to 9-6-5 on the season.

At No. 1 Harvard 4, Union 0:  Itching closer to capturing a league title, Harvard's Caitlin Cahow and Sarah Wilson each tallied power-play goals in the first period to lead the Crimson over Union last evening at Bright Hockey Center.  The Crimson has now won 12 consecutive contests at home.  Freshman Kylie Stephens earned the first victory of her career, as she made the start in net for the Crimson turning aside five shots, while Lundy Day made 45 stops for Union. 

At Colgate 5, No. 6 St. Lawrence 2:  The Raiders possessed positive energy in the first period scoring four goals in the opening period to take a 4-1 lead over the Saints and added one in tally in the final frame to secure the win.  The Raiders were led by freshman Jacquie Colborne's two-goal performance and junior Sam Hunt's three-point effort.  Junior Kiira Dosdall also contributed with two assists.  Colgate finished 2-of-6 on the power-play, while St. Lawrence, who came into the night ranked 4th in the country in that category, was 0-for-5 with only six shots on goal.  The loss also snapped St. Lawrence's seven-game unbeaten streak, which dated back to January 12.  Netminder Lisa Plenderleith made 26 stops for the Raiders, while Saints' goaltender Meaghan Guckian turned back 11.

No. 9 Clarkson 5 at Cornell 3:  Clarkson takes over sole possession of third-place in ECAC Hockey play as freshman Melissa Waldie and junior Marie-Jo Gaudet each scored twice in a 5-3 win over Cornell last evening.  Freshman goaltender Lauren Dahm made 22 saves for Clarkson, while Katie Wilson and Jenny Niesluchowski combined for 21 stops in the loss.  Big Red forwards Caeleigh Beerworth and Rebecca Johnston each had a goal and an assist in the loss. 

Princeton 2 at Yale 1:  Junior forward Annie Greenwood's power-play goal in the third period lifted Princeton past Yale last night at Ingalls Rink.  The Bulldogs outshot the Tigers 27-25, but Princeton goaltender Kristen Young made 26 saves.  Yale senior Shivon Zilis made 23, and freshman forward Bray Ketchum accounted for the lone Yale goal.

Quinnipiac 5 at Brown 4:  Freshman Brandice Moniz scored a pair of goals and assisted on another, but it was senior Antoinette Maldonado's second goal of the night with under three minutes to play that gave Quinnipiac the ECAC Hockey win over Brown.  In goal, Quinnipiac's Tia Wishart stopped 50 shots, while allowing four goals in the contest.  Wishart stopped 24 shots in the second period alone.  Brown's Nicole Stock had 21 saves for the game. The 50-save game was Wishart second of her career.




Pts ECAC All
Harvard 44 22-0-0 32-2-0
St. Lawrence 37 18-3-1 28-10-1
Dartmouth 30 13-5-4 18-9-6
Clarkson 29 13-6-3 24-9-5
Princeton 25 11-8-3 14-12-6
Colgate 22 9-9-4 12-17-5
Yale 20 8-10-4 11-14-6
Cornell 19 9-12-1 12-17-1
Rensselaer 16 6-12-4 13-15-5
Brown 12 4-14-4 5-19-5
Quinnipiac 8 2-16-4 5-24-5
Union 2 0-20-2 3-27-2
Complete Standings
Composite Schedule


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