Weekend Update: Cornell Closes Gap
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Positions in the ECAC
Hockey women's postseason picture continue to be up for grabs, as
last night's game produced its share of upsets and dramatic
finishes. With three regular season games remaining both the
playoff and home ice spots are still waiting to be claimed.
At Rensselaer 3, No. 5/5 Harvard 2 (ot):
Senior Allison Wright scored 19 seconds into overtime to lift
Rensselaer to a, 3-2, come-from-behind victory over fifth-ranked
Harvard Friday at the Houston Field House. The Crimson built
a 2-0 lead as Kate Buesser and Kaitlin Spurling each netted
goals. RPI stormed back in the third period by goals from
Amanda Castignetti and Amanda Wright to send the game into the
extra frame. Sonja van der Bliek (12-11-5) made 28 saves,
including 15 in the third period, to earn the victory, while Laura
Bellamy (7-3-1) recorded 30 stops at the other end of the ice for
the Crimson.
At Quinnipiac 2, St. Lawrence 1: The Bobcats
held on to defeat St. Lawrence, 2-1, Friday evening for the first
time in program history. Defensemen Bethany Dymarczyk and
Felica Vieweg each scored for the Bobcats as their record improves
to 16-8-7 overall with a 9-4-6 mark in ECAC Hockey. With the
loss, the Saints dropped to 14-10-7 on the year, with a 10-6-3
conference record. Quinnipiac moves into a three-way tie for
third place (24 pts.) in the league standings. Victoria
Vigilanti turned aside 18 shots by the Saints in her 15th win of
the season. St. Lawrence goaltenders' Maxie Weisz and
Brittony Chartier split time in net, as Weisz recorded 10 saves and
Chartier stopped nine in the loss. St. Lawrence finished
1-for-2 on the power-play and managed to hold Quinnipiac to a
0-for-2 mark with the extra skater.
Cornell 4 at Brown 0: Karlee Overguard had a
pair of goals while Catherine White and Laura Fortino both added a
pair of assists for Cornell as it blanked Brown, 4-0, Friday
evening. Hayley Hughes and Chelsea Karpenko both added a goal
in the win for the Big Red, which moved to within one point of
first place in the ECAC Hockey race. Amanda Mazzotta stopped
all 15 shots she faced for her third straight shutout and ninth of
the season as Cornell improved to 12-8-6 on the year and 11-2-6 in
league play. Brown goaltender Katie Jamieson stopped 36 shots
in taking the loss for the Bears, who fell to 2-19-4 on the year
and 0-16-3 in league play.
At Yale 3, Colgate 1: Despite outshooting
Yale 40-26 in the game, the Raiders fell short, 3-1. The
Bulldogs were anchored by goaltender Jackee Snikeris who made 39
saves for the win. Colgate net-minder Lisa Plenderleith had
23 saves, giving up just two goals. Yale defender Samantha
MacLean netted the game-winner in the second period and added an
assist in the win. Forward Evan Minnick scored a power-play
goal in the second period for the Raiders. The win helps Yale
keep pace with Dartmouth (4-0 winners at Union Friday night) for
the eighth and final ECAC Hockey playoff spot.
Dartmouth 4 at Union 0: Dartmouth continued
its hot play scoring two goals in a 25 second span in the first
period to cruise to a, 4-0, win over Union for its third straight
win. Dartmouth got two goals from junior Amanda Trunzo, while
senior co-captain Jenna Cunningham tallied two points on a goal and
an assist. Senior co-captain Sarah Parsons handed out a pair of
assists and freshman Sasha Nanji added her sixth goal of the
year. Freshman Whitney Woodcox recorded her first collegiate
shutout, making 14 saves improving her record to 4-0-2 on the
season. Union took the lose with Alana Marcinko making 31
saves between the pipes in 40 minutes of ice time. Kate
Gallagher relieved Marcinko in the third period and kept the Big
Green off the scoreboard with seven saves.
At Princeton 1, No. 4/4 Clarkson 0 (ot):
Danielle DiCesare's heroic goal and stellar goaltending from
freshman Cassie Seguin pushed the Tigers to a thrilling, 1-0,
overtime win over No. 4/4 Clarkson Friday night at Baker
Rink. Clarkson ended up outshooting Princeton 21-14, but
Seguin and an opportunistic defense did well to keep the Golden
Knights off the scoreboard. Clarkson was 0-for-4 on the power
play, including a missed 5-on-3 opportunity. The Tigers
remained in seventh place at the end of the night (the top four
earn home ice), but their 22 points leaves them only two behind a
trio of third-place teams. The Golden Knights fell to 20-8-3
overall and 14-4-1 in league play. Clarkson still holds first
place in the conference, but the gap between first place and the
rest of the league is narrowing as the team is far from guaranteed
home-ice advantage throughout the conference playoffs.
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