Weekend Update: Solid Goaltending Takes Down Unbeatens
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The North Country proved to be a tough place to
visit, as national powers No. 3/3 Dartmouth and No. 4/4 Harvard
each suffered road setbacks. Home ice was favorable to other
ECAC Hockey teams in league-action, as Cornell was the recipient of
late overtime heroics and Colgate received streaky play between the
pipes from its freshman goaltender.
At Clarkson 2, No. 4/4 Harvard 0: Sophomore
netminder Lauren Dahm made 35 saves, including 16 in the third
period, to help the Clarkson hold off fourth-ranked Harvard 2-0
Friday night at Cheel Arena. The Crimson, who were shut out
for the first time since being eliminated in the NCAA playoffs in
2007 by eventual national champion Wisconsin, a stretch of 39
games, fell to 3-1-1 overall and 3-1-1 in ECAC Hockey.
Clarkson finished the game trailing 35-20 in shots, including a
16-3 deficit in the final frame. Sophomore forward Melissa
Waldie and senior forward Marie-Jo Gaudet found the back of the net
for Clarkson on the evening. Harvard went scoreless in three
power-play chances while Clarkson was 1-for-4. Dahm finished
with 35 saves and junior Christina Kessler had 18 for the
Crimson.
At No. 8/9 St. Lawrence 3, No. 3/3 Dartmouth
0: St. Lawrence senior forward Carson Duggan broke
the school's goal record with the 86th of her career Friday night,
and junior Brittony Chartier was solid between the pipes, to give
the No. 8/9 Saints' 3-0 upset over No. 3/3 Dartmouth at Appleton
Arena. Though the Big Green finished with a slight 31-30
advantage in shots on goal, the Saints' used a 1-for-3 night on the
power play to earn the victory. Dartmouth was held without a
power play tally, finishing 0-for-5 with the extra skater.
St. Lawrence improved to 6-1-2 overall and remained perfect in ECAC
Hockey play at 3-0-0, while Dartmouth suffered its first loss of
the season, falling to 5-1-0 (4-1-0).
At Colgate 4, Yale 2: Junior forward Katie
Stewart recorded two goals and freshman goaltender Kimberly Sass
made 33 saves as the Colgate women's hockey team defeated Yale 4-2
Friday evening at Starr Rink. With the win Sass became the
first Colgate goaltender to record a win in her first five
starts. Junior forward Marissa Dumbovy's power-play goal at
11:56 of the second broke a 2-2 tie giving Colgate all it needed
for the win. The Raiders out-shot Yale 43-35 for the game.
Sass made 33 saves in the win while sophomore goaltender Jackee
Snikeris recorded 39 for Yale. Colgate finished 2-5 on the power
play while the Bulldogs went 1-5.
At Cornell 3, Brown 2 (ot): With less than
eight seconds left in overtime, sophomore forward Karlee Overguard
grabbed her own rebound to score the game-winning goal and send the
Big Red past Brown, 3-2. Sophomore forward Rebecca Johnston
netted two goals for Cornell as the Big Red improved to 3-2-1
overall and 1-1-1 ECAC Hockey. Sophomore netminder Kayla
Strong made 34 saves in net to drop Brown to 1-5-1 (1-4 ECAC
Hockey) for the season. Junior forward Andrea Hunter doubled
her season point total by scoring both goals for Brown, while
senior goaltender Nicole Stock notched 29 saves in the
loss.
Vermont 3 at Quinnipiac 1: Quinnipiac lost
3-1 to Vermont at the TD Banknorth Sports Center Friday
night. With the loss the Bobcats fall to 2-10-1 while the
Catamounts improve to 3-8-0. Freshman forward Chelsea Illchuk
netted her first-career goal for the Bobcats. Quinnipiac
goaltenders Tia Wishart and Nanna Holm Glaas combined to stop 15
shots by Vermont. Kristen Olychuck made 16 saves for the
Catamounts.
No. 7/7 Boston University 2 at Princeton 0:
Boston University's senior forward Erin Seman's goal late in the
first period proved to be enough as the Terriers defeated the
Princeton 2-0 Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink. Princeton outshot
Boston University 30-27 but was unable to crack Terrier senior
goaltender Allyse Wilcox, who made 30 saves for the shutout.
Both teams boasted perfect penalty kills as BU was 0-for-5 on the
power play to snap a string of six straight games with a power-play
goal and the Tigers were 0-for-6. Princeton fell to 2-5-0 with the
loss.
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