Feb 16, 2008

Weekend Update: Crimson Clinch Championship

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ALBANY, N.Y. -- Harvard found itself in an unfamiliar place versus Princeton, trailing by a 1-0 margin early in the first period, but the nation's No. 1-ranked team quickly tied the game and then scored two third period goals to secure the victory and the league crown.  ECAC Hockey home teams once again donned special pink jerseys in support of the league's Pink at the Rink promotion.  The jerseys are being auctioned in support of the American Cancer Society.  For more information visit ww.ecachockeycoachesvscancer.com. 

No. 1 Harvard 3 at Princeton 1:  Harvard clinched its fifth ECAC regular-season championship with a come from behind victory over Princeton Friday evening.  Forward Kate Buesser tallied the game-winner for the Crimson with five minutes remaining in the game, and Jenny Brine and Caitlin Cahow collected two assists to lead the Crimson to its 13th consecutive win.  Sarah Vaillancourt and Randi Griffin also tallied goals for Harvard, while netminder Christina Kessler made a season-high 30 saves to pick up her 22nd victory.

At No. 6 St. Lawrence 5, Yale 3:  The Saints exploded for five goals in the second period, including two from freshman forward Kirsten Roach en route to a 5-3 victory over Yale at Appleton Arena.  With the win, the Saints locked up the No. 2 seed in the conference tournament and Yale fell into a tie for 8 th place in the standings.  The Bulldogs converted three of seven power-play opportunities, including two goals by forward Bray Ketchum.  

At No. 9 Clarkson 5, Brown 0:  Sophomore forward Britney Selina recorded one goal and three assists to lift the Golden Knights over visiting Brown.  With her four-point effort, Selina set a new school-record for points in a season with 40 points.  Through 30 games, Clarkson's leading scorer has tallied 16 goals and a team-high 24 assists.  The Knights outshot the Bears 39-13.  Clarkson was one of four on the power-play and killed off all four Brown man-advantage opportunities.

Dartmouth 6 at Quinnipiac 0:  Senior forward Carrie Thompson netted her first career hat trick in the second period to lead the offensive attack as the Big Green powered past Quinnipiac.  Sophomore goaltender Mariel Lacina stopped all 22 Bobcats' shots in the game for her fifth win of the season and her third shutout of the season.  Dartmouth went one of five on the man advantage, with Thompson tallying the lone goal, while Quinnipiac had four power play opportunities, but failed on all four. 

At Rensselaer 3, Colgate 2:  The Engineers kept its playoff hopes alive, as senior Julie Aho netted the game-winning goal at 1:13 of the third period to lead Rensselaer over Colgate.  The Raiders outshot the Engineers 32-19 in the contest, including a a count of 15-8 in the third period, but could not find the back of the net.  Netminder Lisa Plenderleith finished with 16 saves in the loss for Colgate, while Renssselaer goaltender Ashley Mayr held strong, fending off 30 total shots in the game.  

Cornell 3 at Union 2:  Cornell freshman forward Rebecca Johnston scored two goals as the Big Red went on to defeat Union at Messa Rink.  Forward Brenna Malnar had a goal and an assist, and goaltender Lunday Day had 39 saves in net for the Dutchwomen.  Each  team converted one of seven power-play opportunities.  Cornell applied offensive pressure throughout the game outshooting the Dutchwomen 42-17. 




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
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