Weekend Update: Teams Begin To Separate
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ALBANY, N.Y. -- There is a rule of sorts in
sports...not to look ahead, but with the final stretch of the
season upon ECAC Hockey, teams are focusing on positioning and
seeding. Each conference game is an opportunity to earn vital
points in the final stretch of play.
No. 6 St. Lawrence 6, at Rensselaer 0: St.
Lawrence, which played without three of its leading scorers seniors
Sabrina Harbec, Chelsea Grills and Annie Guay, who are at a
training camp with Team Canada, received offensive support from
three different Saints who tallied goals, including a goal and an
assist from junior Jordan Pyers, and senior goalie Meaghan Guckian
turned in a 25-save performance to lift the Scarlet and Brown to a
road win over the Engineers. The victory kept St. Lawrence
(18-7-0, 11-2-0) undefeated in the all-time series against the
Engineers at 5-0-0, and gave the Saints two more crucial points in
the conference standings. St. Lawrence outshot Rensselaer
30-25 in the contest. Sonja van der Bliek stopped 27 shots
for the Engineers.
No. 10 Clarkson 6, at Union 0: The Golden
Knights matched their travel partners's success in the Capital
District scoring two in each period, including two by sophomore
Genevieve Lavoie who scored two goals and assisted on another, as
Clarkson won its third straight game with a shutout at Union.
The Golden Knights improved to 17-5-3 overall and 8-4-1 in the
ECAC, holding on to a tie for third place in the league
standings. Union dropped to 3-18-2 and 0-11-2. Clarkson
outshot the Dutchwomen 46-7 in the contest. Clarkson
continues its brief road trip at Rensselaer Saturday, while
Union hosts St. Lawrence.
Colgate 4, at Yale 1: Colgate cruised to
victory over Yale at Ingalls Arena. The Raiders were paced by
junior Elin Brown who collected four points with a goal and
three helpers. The Raiders improve to 9-11-3 overall and
6-5-2 in ECAC Hockey play, which moves them into fifth place in the
league standings. Yale falls to 8-8-4 and 5-6-2 in the
league. Sophomores Evan Minnick, Marissa Dombovy and junior
Sam Hunt each had two-point outings. Hunt's two points moves her
into fifth place on Colgate's all-time scoring list, as she inches
within seven points of reaching the century mark. Netminder
Lisa Plenderleith evened her personal record on the season
to 8-8-2, stopping 21 shots. Maggie Westfal
netted the lone goal for the Bulldogs, her fourth of the
season.
Cornell 5, at Brown 1: Cornell skated past
Brown at Meehan Auditorium. The Big Red scored midway through
the first period and never looked back as it improved to 9-9-1
overall this season and has a 6-6-1 record in league action.
Brown fell to 3-14-3 overall and is 2-9-2 in ECAC Hockey
play. Freshman goaltender Katie Wilson earned the win in her
first collegiate start for Cornell. Wilson made 25
saves in her first complete game, while her counterpart
Nicole Stock made 37 saves for Brown. Cornell received two
goals within the first minute of play in the second period to seal
the victory, including a goal from senior co-captain Caeleigh
Beerworth who lengthened Cornell's lead to two when she netted the
puck past Stock. Defensemen Steph Ulrich and Sam Wauer picked
up the assists. Nineteen seconds later freshman Rebecca
Johnston scored again for the Big Red off assists by Hayley Hughes
and Karlee Overguard. The Big Red outshot Brown 42-26 for the
night.
At No. 7 Mercyhurst 7, Quinnipiac 1: Breana
Burton scored the Bobcats' lone goal in a loss to Mercyhurst
at the Mercyhurst Ice Center. Netminder Tia Wishart
turned back 48 shots she faced in goal for Quinnipiac. The
Bobcats are now 3-17-4 on the season, while the Lakers improve to
18-5-2 with the win.
