Weekend Update: Defensive Muscles Flexed
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Strong goaltending was showcased on both the
winning and losing ends in ECAC Hockey contests Friday
evening. Of the four goaltenders on the winning-ends in
league-play, all allowed only one goal or fewer in posting
wins.
No 4/4 St. Lawrence 4 at Union 1: Capturing
its fourth consecutive win, St. Lawrence moved into first place in
the ECAC Hockey standings Friday night, as the Saints outshot Union
College by a 40-21 margin to pick up a 4-1 win at Messa Rink in
Schenectady, NY. The Saints had four different players score
goals in their victory, which was the narrowest margin of victory
over Union in the 11-game history. Union's defense was
impressive in the first period as it kept the offensive-minded
Saints off the board in spite of being outshot 15-5. St.
Lawrence had to mount a comeback as freshman forward Lauren
Cromartie scored early in the second period to give Union a 1-0
lead. The Saints finished 2-of-8 on the power play, while
Union was 0-for-5. Junior Brittony Chartier made 19 saves in
the game, including an 11-save second period, to improve to 16-5-3
on the year for St. Lawrence. She was relieved with 1:52 left
in the third period by sophomore Nikki Bongaerts, who made one save
in her first action between the pipes. Senior Lundy Day made
36 stops for Union increasing her record saves total to 2,085
all-time for the Dutchwomen.
At Rensselaer 2, Clarkson 1: A pair of
second period goals were too much for the Clarkson to overcome as
Rensselaer defeated the Golden Knights 2-1 Friday evening in ECAC
Hockey action at the Houston Field House. Engineers' junior
forward Allison Wright and rookie forward Alisa Harrison netting
the two goals in the victory. The win for Rensselaer marks
the first time in seven meetings that it has claimed victory over
the Golden Knights on its home ice. The win brings the
Engineers to 12-9-3 overall and 7-4-2 in conference play. The
Golden Knights are now 12-8-4 and 6-4-2 in ECAC Hockey.
Sophomore forward Melissa Waldie became the third player for
Clarkson to score 10 goals this season as she tallied a goal midway
through the extra-player advantage in the third period.
Between the pipes, sophomore Sonja van der Bliek stopped 28 of 29
shots, including 10 in the first period and 11 in the second. Her
counterpart, sophomore Lauren Dahm recorded 24 saves in the
contest, including 11 in the second stanza.
Colgate 5 at Brown 0: Sophomore goaltender
Lisa Plenderleith made 18 saves for her first shutout of the season
and senior forward Sam Hunt recorded two assists to break the
Colgate record as the Raiders beat Brown 5-0 Friday night at Meehan
Auditorium. The win extended the Raiders winning streak to
five games. Senior goalkeeper Nicole Stock set a new mark for
career saves at Brown in the loss to Colgate Friday night.
Despite the final score, Stock played an impressive game against
the Raiders, racking up 45 saves to push her career total to 2,497,
breaking the previous mark of 2,490. Colgate outshot the
Bears 50-18. The Raiders went 1-8 on the power-play and were
a perfect 5-for-5 on the penalty kill.
At Yale 3, Cornell 1: The Big Red fell to
Yale, 3-1, Friday night in New Haven, CT. All three of the
Bulldogs' goals were notched by the Yale special teams. The
Bulldogs' first goal came in the first period on a penalty kill as
freshman defender Heather Grant scored the shorthanded goal.
The game-winning goal for Yale came in the third period on a power
play goal by senior forward Danielle Kozlowski. Cornell's
lone goal was scored by freshman forward Catherine White and
assisted by sophomore forward Rebecca Johnston. Junior Jenny
Niesluchowski made 25 saves in net for the Big Red. Freshman
goaltender Genny Ladiges stopped 25 shots for the win.
Cornell moves to 9-9-2 overall and 5-6-2 in ECAC Hockey play.
The Bulldogs improved to 8-11 and 4-8 in league action.
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