Weekend Update: Solid Goaltending Keys Wins
ALBANY, N.Y. -- One of the trademarks of ECAC
Hockey rosters year in and year out is unyielding play between the
pipes. This genuine element was demonstrated during league
games last night. For the second consecutive weekend Cornell
downed a nationally-ranked team by blanking Princeton by a count of
1-0.
No. 7/7 Cornell 1 at No. 10/10 Princeton
0: In a battle of two top teams, Big Red forward
Catherine White provided the only scoring the Big Red needed
netting a first period goal as Cornell moved into a tie for first
place in the league standings with a 1-0 victory over Princeton
Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink in Princeton, NJ. Sophomore
netminder Amanda Mazzotta earned her fourth shutout of the year and
fourth in the last four Fridays. Cornell went 0-for-2 on the
power-play on the night while holding Princeton scoreless in three
power-play chances. Rachel Weber stopped 25 shots on the
night in taking the loss for Princeton. Cornell improves to
6-3 overall and 6-1 in ECAC Hockey action, while Princeton falls to
5-3-1 overall and 4-2-1 in league play.
Harvard 5 at Yale 0: Netminder Christina
Kessler stopped 21 shots to earn the 23rd shutout of her career,
helping the Harvard defeat archrival Yale, 5-0, Friday evening at
Ingalls Rink. The Crimson scored three times in the first
five minutes of the game, two of which were netted by Jillian
Dempsey, who also handed out an assist during the game.
Forward Kate Buesser also turned in a multi-point night for the
Crimson scoring once and handing out two assists for a three-point
effort. The Crimson successfully killed all five Yale chances
with an extra attacker, while being held scoreless on its own four
power-plays. Harvard held the final count in shots,
25-21.
Colgate 1 at Quinnipiac 1 (ot): The Raiders
and the Bobcats each picked-up one point in the league standings
skating to a 1-1 overtime time last evening at TD Bank Sports
Center. Sophomore center Melissa Perry scored her
first-career goal midway through the third period for the
Bobcats. Freshman Britney Phillips netted her sixth goal of
the season and the only Raiders' goal of the game for Colgate tying
the game late in the third period. Raiders' sophomore
goaltender Kimberly Sass made 23 saves in the draw.
Quinnipiac's Victoria Vigilanti had 28 stops in goal. The
Bobcats improves to 4-1-2 in ECAC Hockey play and earned their 10th
point of the season with the tie. Quinnipiac's overall record
now stands at 6-4-3. The Raiders are 1-3-2 in league play and
2-8-3 overall this season.
Dartmouth 5 at Brown 2: Freshman Camille
Dumais netted one goal and added three assists, factoring in all
but one score by the Dartmouth in its 5-2 win over Brown Friday
night. The Bears saw goals from Erica Kroom and Alena
Polenska and had four different skaters with assists. In net,
Katie Jamieson took the loss, pushing aside an amazing 48
shots. Whitney Woodcox saved 20 for the Big Green. The
Big Green showcased a 53-22 advantage in shots. The Big Green
was able to net one goal on the man advantage in eight
opportunities, while Brown went scoreless on five power-plays.
At Ohio State 4, St. Lawrence 3: The Saints
suffered a non-conference loss to the Ohio State Friday night in
Columbus, OH, as the Buckeyes reeled off three goals in the third
period to hand the Scarlet and Brown a 4-3 defeat. Natalie
Spooner, a stand-out forward that scored three goals in last
season's series with St. Lawrence, went for a goal and two assists
Friday night, while teammate Melissa Feste scored twice and added a
helper for the victors. Forwards Alley Bero, Michelle Ng, and
Jamie Goldsmith netted the goals for the Saints. Deidre
Facklis earned the win with 27 saves, including a game-high 11 in
the first period, while Maxie Weisz suffered the loss after making
14 stops. St. Lawrence finished 1-of-2 on the power-play
while Ohio State was 0-for-1.
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