Four League Teams Secure Spots in Poll
ALBANY, NY - Four ECAC Hockey teams have earned top-10 spots in the latest USCHO.com Poll released Monday, December 7 and three teams have earned spots in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll released Tuesday, December 8. No. 3/3 Clarkson, No. 6/7 Harvard, No. 8/8 Cornell, and No. 10 St. Lawrence have all merited recognition on the national level in Division I women's ice hockey.
Clarkson moved one spot from the No. 4 position to the No. 3 slot in this week's USCHO.com Poll (113 points) and two spots from No. 5 to No. 3 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll (145 points), as it bettered visiting Quinnipiac, 2-1 and blanked Princeton, 3-0. Clarkson currently sits tied for first in ECAC Hockey play with an 8-1-0 record. The Golden Knights will be on holiday break until after the first of the year when league-play resumes.
With two impressive shutouts (1-0 & 0-0, ot) against then ranked No. 2 Minnesota last weekend, Harvard extended its unbeaten streak to seven games (5-0-2). As a result the Crimson jumped from the No. 9 position to the No. 6 spot in the USCHO.com Poll receiving 75 points and from the No. 9 spot to the No. 7 position in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll earning 92 points. Harvard is also tied for third- place in ECAC Hockey play with 12 points on a 6-3-0 record. The Crimson will resume play January 8 at Princeton in conference action.
Cornell fell from the No. 6 spot to the No. 8 position in the USCHO.com Poll earning 52 points and from the No. 7 slot to the No. 8 spot in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll garnering 63 points. The Big Red earned three league points tying Yale, 2-2 Friday and blanking Brown, 5-0 Saturday. Cornell showcases the nation's top penalty kill unit in the country having stopped 44 of 45 opportunities (97.8%).
After picking-up three conference points last weekend St. Lawrence returns to the top-10. The Saints picked-up seven points to land in the No. 10 position in this week's USCHO.com Poll. The Saints stopped visiting Princeton by a count of 3-1 last Friday and tied Quinnipiac, 2-2 Saturday. St. Lawrence will host a two-game set versus top ranked Mercyhurst this weekend.
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ABOUT THE POLLs:
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 15 voters, including 12 coaches of Division I programs and three women's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and others.
The 13th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
