Weekend Update: Different Outcomes for Ranked Teams
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Two of the four nationally-ranked ECAC Hockey
teams were victorious in league-play last evening. No. 5/6
Dartmouth and No. 10 Clarkson each posted hard fought wins.
Princeton handed No. 4/4 St. Lawrence its first setback in league
action, while No. 9/9 Harvard battled to a 5-5 overtime tie with
Colgate.
At Princeton 4, No. 4/4 St. Lawrence 2: The
Tigers pulled off a 4-2 upset over No. 4/4 St. Lawrence Friday
evening at Baker Rink. The Saints entered the game with an
undefeated ECAC Hockey record and with one loss total. Four
different Tigers ended the game with two-point efforts. The
Saints outshot the Tigers by a 30-18 margin, allowing the home team
only six shots on goal in the final 40 minutes of hockey.
However, Princeton would use three goals in the second period,
including two power play tallies, to pick up the win.
Sophomore defender Sasha Sherry netted her fourth and fifth goals
on the season for the Tigers. Senior goaltender Kristen Young
stopped 28 shots in the win for the Tigers, while St. Lawrence
junior goalie Brittony Chartier recorded 14 saves in the loss.
At No. 5/6 Dartmouth 5, Cornell 4: Senior
co-captain Sarah Newnam tallied a career-high two goals, including
the game-winner with 55 seconds remaining, as No. 5/6 Dartmouth
erased a two-goal deficit in the third period to defeat Cornell,
5-4, Friday night. Juniors Sarah Parsons and Jenna
Cunningham, along with senior Maggie Kennedy also connected on
goals, with Kennedy's coming by way of the shorthanded
variety. Senior goaltender Carli Clemis earned her fifth win
of the season with 24 saves, including 13 in the second
period. Cornell dropped to 4-3-1 overall and 2-2-1 in ECAC
Hockey play. Freshman forward Chelsea Karpenko led the way
with two scores, while sophomore forward Rebecca Johnston posted a
goal and two assists. Sophomore Kayla Strong was in net for
the Big Red making 25 stops with 10 of them coming in the final
frame.
At No. 9/9 Harvard 5, Colgate 5 (ot): Senior
forward Sarah Vaillancourt tallied two goals and collected three
assists and senior forwards Sarah Wilson and Jenny Brine each
recorded a score and an assist as the No. 9/9 Harvard tied Colgate,
5-5 Friday evening at Bright Hockey Center. Sophomore forward
Hannah Milan recorded two goals for the Raiders, who bounced back
from a 4-1 early second period deficit to earn the hard fought one
point in league-play. Colgate was 3-for-8 on the power play,
while the Crimson were 0-for-11 on the power play. Freshman
Kimberly Sass recorded 36 saves to improve to 5-1-1 on the season
for the Raiders, while senior netminder Brittany Martin and junior
goaltender combined to make 22 saves. The Crimson moves to
3-2-2 and 3-2-2 in ECAC Hockey, while the Raiders now own a 7-6-2
(2-2-1) record.
Rensselaer 2 at Robert Morris 2 (ot): The
Engineers applied a blistering offense throughout the entire
evening recording 58 shots on goal with two of them finding the
back of the net in a 2-2 overtime tie at Robert Morris in
non-conference action Friday night. With the draw, the
Engineers move to 7-5-2 on the season. Rensselaer is now
6-1-2 in its last eight games, only surrendering over two goals
once during the stretch. The Engineers outshot the Colonials
58-18 on the evening, including a distinct advantage of shots in
the second period by a count of 24-0. The Engineers were
backstopped by sophomore Sonja van der Bliek's 16 saves on the
evening. Senior defenseman Melissa Boik and freshman forward
Alisa Harrison netted goals for Rensselaer.
No. 10 Clarkson 2 at Quinnipiac 0: Senior
forward Marie-Jo Gaudet became just the second player in Clarkson
University Women's Hockey team history to score 50 career goals as
the Golden Knights downed Quinnipiac 2-0 in an ECAC Hockey match up
Friday night at the TD Banknorth Sports Center. Sophomore
goaltender Lauren Dahm needed to post just 10 saves to record her
third shutout in four games, while Tia Wishart was battered with 41
shots total, making 39 saves for the Bobcats.
Niagara 4 at Brown 2: The Bears dropped a
close game at Meehan Auditorium Friday night, losing a 4-2 decision
to Niagara. Sophomore Maggie Suprey and junior Nicole Brown
each scored for Brown, but couldn't overcome the offense of the
Purple Eagles. With the loss, Brown falls to 2-6-1, while
Niagara improves to 3-9-1 overall. The Purple Eagles outshot
the Bears 34-33.
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