Weekly Release: Teams Begin Play
ALBANY, N.Y. - Five ECAC Hockey teams took to the ice to open
the 2009-10 campaign. Clarkson, Quinnipiac, Rensselaer, St.
Lawrence, and Union combined for a 4-2-2 record in non-conference
and exhibition match-ups.
Clarkson enjoyed a successful opening weekend of play this past
Friday and Saturday handing No. 6 Boston College a 5-1 setback
Friday and garnering an overtime tie with the Eagles Saturday
(1-1). In a balanced effort Friday, five different Golden
Knights scored goals, 10 Clarkson players recorded at least one
point and sophomore goaltender Lauren Dahm posted 14 saves to
backbone a stingy defensive effort as the Green and Gold won their
fourth straight season-opener at Cheel Arena.
Despite outshooting their opponents by a 2-to-1 margin, the Golden
Knights had to settle for a 1-1 overtime tie against Boston College
Saturday afternoon at Cheel Arena. Junior forward Melissa
Waldie was netted Clarkson's lone goal at 10:39 of the third
period. The Golden Knights held a 46-23 shot advantage,
including a 25-10 margin through the first 40 minutes.
Corinne Boyles posted 45 save for the Eagles, while Dahm recorded
22 stops for Clarkson.
Rensselaer won its season opener Friday, 3-2 over Wayne State, as
senior forward Whitney Naslund led the Engineers' offense with one
goal and two assists. In goal, junior Sonja van der Bliek
stopped 23 shots for RPI.
The Engineers picked-up their third point over the weekend, playing
to a scoreless tie versus visiting Wayne State Saturday.
Junior netminder Sonja van der Bliek stopped all 21 shots she faced
as the Rensselaer improved its record to 1-0-1 in the young
season.
Quinnipiac earned a weekend split as four different players netted
goals as the Bobcats opened its 2009-10 season with a 4-1 win
against Sacred Heart Saturday afternoon. Quinnipiac
goaltenders Amanda Nagel and Victoria Vigilanti split time in net
and recorded ten saves each. On Sunday afternoon rookie
goaltender Victoria Vigilanti recorded 33 saves as Quinnipiac fell,
4-0, to No. 5 New Hampshire.
Freshman forward Emma Rambo scored her first career goal in Union's
season-opening game, a 4-1 loss, at Northeastern Saturday.
Junior forward Marissa Gentile and freshman forward Rhianna Kurio
earned assists on the play. Dutchwomen freshman goaltender
Alana Marcinko made her first career collegiate start, turning away
35 saves. She posted 12 in the first, 13 in the second, and
10 in the third.
No. 7 St. Lawrence scored a 2-1 victory over McGill in the teams'
annual exhibition contest at Appleton Arena. Senior captain
Tara Akstull scored the game-winning goal, while three first-year
students picked up assists in the victory. The Saints managed
to outshoot McGill by a 27-21 margin despite finishing 0-for-5 on
the power play.
