Weekend Update: Home Teams Produce Key Victories
ALBANY, N.Y. -- The battle for supremacy in
ECAC Hockey continues to tighten as the final weeks of the
regular-season unfold. All home teams earned at least one
league point with five teams winning their games and one team
securing a tie last evening.
At No. 6/6 St. Lawrence 3, Rensselaer 2:
Freshman forward Alley Bero broke a 2-2 tie midway thru the second
period Friday afternoon, giving the Saints their first lead against
a tough visiting Rensselaer team. The goal would prove to be
the game-winner, as junior goalie Brittony Chartier made 10 saves
in the third period to help her team snap a two-game losing streak
and remain atop the ECAC Hockey standings. Saints' senior
forward Marianna Locke notched a goal and added an assist in the
win. Neither team was able to get much going on their power
play chances, as Rensselaer finished 0-for-5 to St. Lawrence's
0-for-2 mark. Chartier made 19 saves to pick up the victory,
while sophomore Sonja van der Bliek suffered the loss having made
13 stops.
At Clarkson 6, Union 0: Junior forward
Britney Selina scored two goals and assisted on another, and
sophomore Lauren Dahm turned aside eight shots as the Clarkson won
its second straight game with a 6-0 shutout over Union Friday
afternoon. The Golden Knights saw sixteen different
student-athletes record a point in the win. Clarkson out-shot
Union 46-8. Dahm recorded her fourth shutout of the season
and ninth of her career. Senior goalie Lundy Day stopped 40
shots in the loss. The Golden Knights went 1-of-3 on the
power play and killed off all four of the Dutchwomen's
man-advantage opportunities.
At No. 8/8 Dartmouth 1, Brown 0: Senior
forward Sarah Newnam tallied the lone goal of the evening putting
the puck past Brown's senior netminder Nicole Stock in the third
period to give the Big Green a 1-0 over the Bears Friday
night. Senior netminder Carli Clemis earned her fifth shutout
of the season, which is a career-high. She made 19 saves to
record her 11th win of the year. Stock made an amazing 48
saves in the contest with 19 and 20 coming in the second and third
periods, respectively. Dartmouth went 1-for-4 on the power
play, while holding the Bears to only one power play opportunity
(0-for-1).
At Harvard 2, Yale 1: Junior defender Cori
Bassett and senior forward Jenny Brine both netted goals with an
extra Crimson attacker, while junior goaltender Christina Kessler
made 27 saves for her 10th victory of the season as Harvard
extended its win streak to six games in a 2-1 victory over Yale
Friday. Harvard finished the game successful on two if its
five power plays, while holding the Bulldogs scoreless on all five
of their power play chances. Sophomore forward Bray Ketchum
scored the lone goal for Yale. Freshman netminder Genny
Ladiges finished the game with a career-high with 37 saves for the
Bulldogs, while Kessler stopped 27 for the win. Harvard
finished 2-for-5 with the extra attacker, while Yale was
0-for-6.
At Princeton 3, Colgate 1: Jeff Kampersal
celebrated his 200th victory as the head coach of Princeton women's
hockey with a key 3-1 victory over Colgate. The win moved the
Tigers into fourth place in the league standings with only five
games remaining. The Tigers' goals were scored by forwards
Paula Romanchuk, Christine Foster and Heather Landry. The
Tigers out-shot the Raiders by a count of 32-19 for the game.
Freshman netminder Kimberly Sass made 29 saves in the loss, while
senior Kristen Young recorded 18 for the win. Colgate
finished 1-for-7 on the power play, while holding the Tigers
scoreless on eight attempts.
Cornell 4 at Quinnipiac 4 (ot): The Big Red
and Bobcats skated to a 4-4 tie Friday night in an action-packed
ECAC Hockey contest. Cornell's sophomore forward Rebecca
Johnston notched two goals, while freshman forward Catherine White
picked up a goal and an assist. Junior forward Janine Duffy
scored two goals for the Bobcats while sophomore forward Kelley
Davies and senior defender Trudy Reyns each picked up two
assists. Nanna Glaas stopped 32 shots for the Bobcats, while
junior Jenny Niesluchowski made nine saves and freshman Amanda
Mazzotta recorded 18 for Cornell.
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