Cornell Falls in Showdown with Clarkson
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POTSDAM, N.Y. -- Catherine White scored the lone goal of the
game for the Cornell women's hockey team as the Big Red dropped a
2-1 contest at league-leading Clarkson on Saturday afternoon at
Cheel Arena in Potsdam, N.Y. Cornell remains in second place in the
ECAC Hockey standings and trails the Golden Knights by four points
after falling for just the second time this season in league
play.
Laura Fortino added an assist on the Big Red's goal, a power-play
tally in the second period, as Cornell knotted the score at one
before Clarkson would win it with a goal early in the third period.
Amanda Mazzotta stopped 16 shots in taking the loss, while
Clarkson's Lauren Dahm stopped 14 shots in the victory. Clarkson
got goals from Danielle Skirrow and Brittany Mulligan, while
Mulligan added one assist and Kali Gillanders assisted on both
Golden Knight goals.
Cornell (10-8-5, 9-2-5 ECAC Hockey) fell behind on Skirrow's goal
with just under three minutes to play in the first period, but
White equalized in the closing seconds of the second period with
her seventh goal of the season, taking a pass from Fortino and
putting a shot past Dahm to knot the game at one. The tie would
last until the 3:13 mark of the third period when Mulligan scored
at even strength to lift Clarkson to the win.
Cornell coach Doug Derraugh pulled Mazzotta for the extra skater
for the final 1:26, but Cornell could not get a shot off with the
extra attacker, as Clarkson (19-5-3, 13-1-1) sealed the
victory.
Cornell returns to action on Friday when it takes on Quinnipiac in
a 7 p.m. contest at Lynah Rink. The Big Red holds a three-point
advantage over a three-way tie for third-place among Harvard,
Princeton and Rensselaer, with six games remaining.
