Trio Maintains Identity in National Polls
ALBANY, NY - No. 4/4 Clarkson, No. 6/6 Harvard, and No. 10 Cornell have once again been recognized in the latest USCHO.com Poll released Monday, January 11 and latest USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women's College Hockey Poll released Tuesday, January 12. The Golden Knights boasting an overall record of 15-4-2 sit in the No. 4/4 spot, while the Crimson (8-4-3) is featured in the No. 6/6 position, and Cornell earned a No. 10 spot.
Coming off a three-point road trip to the Capital District, where it earned 3-1 victory over Union and a 1-1 overtime tie with Rensselaer, Clarkson dropped one spot in both the USCHO.com Poll (105 points) and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll (131 points) from the No. 3 position to the No. 4 slot. Clarkson currently sits in first place in the ECAC Hockey standings with19 points and a 9-1-1 record. The Golden Knights showcase the nation's second best scoring defense, having only surrendered 27 goals in 21 contests (1.29G/GM). Clarkson is on the road this weekend traveling to No. 1 Mercyhurst for a clash of top-10 teams.
Harvard saw its nine game unbeaten streak come to an end (6-0-3) this weekend as it fell to Quinnipiac by a count of 1-0 Saturday. The Crimson came back from a two-goal deficient Friday to keep the streak alive by tying Princeton, 3-3. As a result Harvard dropped one spot to the No. 6 position in the USCHO.com Poll receiving 72 points, as well as one spot in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll (88 points) landing them in the No. 6 spot. The Crimson will be a home this weekend facing Cornell Friday evening and Colgate Saturday afternoon.
Despite dropping two games last weekend due to the fact that it only dressed 12 student-athletes because of injuries and international commitments, Cornell is still ranked in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Poll, coming in at the No. 10 spot with 17 points. The Big Red will be tested this weekend at they travel to No. 6 Harvard in ECAC Hockey play.
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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.
