Weekly Release: Home Sweet Home
ALBANY, N.Y. - Home ice advantage was an
understatement during the first full weekend of ECAC Hockey action,
as only one of the hosting teams suffered a defeat in the 12 league
contests. The home teams posted a 4-1-1 mark Friday and a
stellar 5-0-1 record Saturday. Clarkson, Cornell, Quinnipiac,
and St. Lawrence each recorded sweeps of its visitors in league
play.
Cornell celebrated a historic weekend by sweeping Dartmouth and
Harvard for the first time in school history. On Friday
freshman Lauriane Rougeau had a goal and an assist for the Big Red
who opened the 2009-10 campaign with a 3-0 victory over No. 6
Dartmouth at Lynah Rink. Amanda Mazzotta stopped 22 shots for
her second career shutout. Melanie Jue and Chelsea Karpenko
both had a pair of goals as Cornell capped off the great start in
league action by knocking off its second straight ranked opponent
with a 4-3 victory over No. 9 Harvard Saturday afternoon. For
Harvard, Katharine Chute had a goal and two assists, while Anna
McDonald and Jillian Dempsey added goals. Kathryn Farni had a
pair of assists, with McDonald and Kaitlin Spurling tallying a
single assist. Christina Kessler stopped 22 shots for the loss for
the Crimson.
Despite a hat trick from senior co-captain Jenna Cunningham and a
three-goal lead, Dartmouth had to settle for a 5-5 tie with Colgate
Saturday afternoon. The Raiders saw Evan Minnick get two
goals, while Katie Stewart posted a goal and an assist in the
tie. Ali Edell and Jordan Brickner also had good days with a
pair of assists apiece for the Rqaiders. In net, Kimberly Sass made
31 stops between the pipes for Colgate.
Harvard killed two Colgate power-plays in the final four minutes of
the third period to earn a 2-1 victory over the Raiders in the
Crimson's season opener Friday afternoon at Starr Rink.
Christina Kessler made 29 saves, helping Harvard finish 5-for-5 on
the penalty kill, while Leanna Coskren and Anna McDonald provided
the scoring with a goal apiece for the Crimson.
Clarkson received a late goal from sophomore Katelyn Ptolemy who
helped the Golden Knights survive a scare from Brown with a 1-0
victory at Cheel Arena Friday. Lauren Dahm made nine saves
for her third shutout of the season and the 13th of her
career. Katie Jamieson played well in net for Brown, making
numerous key saves, especially in the third period. She
finished with 33 saves as Clarkson outshot Brown 34-9.
A pair of late scores and another solid effort in goal by Dahm
lifted the Golden Knights past a stubborn Yale squad Saturday
afternoon at Cheel Arena to complete the weekend sweep. The
Golden Knights, who have won five straight including two
consecutive shutouts, improved their record to 9-1-1 overall and
remain unbeaten at home with a 8-0-1 mark.
St. Lawrence recorded a home sweep of its own last weekend, as the
Saints blanked Yale, 4-0 Friday behind a three-point game by
sophomore Vanessa Emond who netted two power-play goals and added
an assist. On Saturday senior goaltender Maxie Weisz stopped
17 of 18 shots to earn her first win since January of 2008 and the
Saints converted on its first three power-play opportunities of the
game to complete a weekend sweep of its home-opening ECAC Women's
Hockey series with a 3-1 win over Brown at Appleton
Arena.
Princeton picked-up three league points over the weekend as it
skated to a 2-2 overtime tie with Rensselaer Friday and doubled-up
visiting Union, 6-3 Saturday. Tigers' netminder Cassie Seguin
made 19 saves while RPI's Sonja van der Bliek made 23 saves.
Princeton outshot RPI 25-21. On Saturday junior Paula
Romanchuk scored two goals and added two assists to help lead the
Tigers to a win over the Dutchwomen. Princeton sophomore
goaltender Rachel Weber made 10 saves for her second win of the
year and Alana Marcinko made 32 saves in the loss for Union.
Quinnipiac continued its early-season solid play by picking-up four
league points last weekend. The Bobcats were led by senior
captain Kallie Flor who netted her first two goals of the season as
the Quinnipiac defeated Union, 3-0, Friday evening at the TD Bank
Sports Center. Freshman forward Heather Hughes notched her
first career hat trick and added an assist as Quinnipiac downed
Rensselaer 6-1, Saturday afternoon. Freshman goaltender
Victoria Vigilanti recorded 29 saves in goal for the win.
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