Cornell Kicks Off Season With Win Over Etobicoke
ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rebecca Johnston had two goals and two assists
and Brianne Jenner had a pair of goals and one assist to lead the
Cornell women's hockey team to a 6-0 victory in an exhibition game
against the Etobicoke Jr. Dolphins on Friday night at Lynah Rink.
In all, eight of the 14 skaters dressed scored at least one point
on the night for the Big Red.
Lauriane Rougeau and Laura Fortino both added a pair of assists
for the Big Red, while Jessica Campbell and Hayley Hughes both
added a goal. Alyssa Gagliardi and Amanda Young rounded out the
scorers with an assist apiece. In goal for Cornell, Katie Wilson
got the start and picked up five saves, while Lauren Slebodnick
made three stops in coming on in relief midway through the second
period.
For Etobicoke, Samantha Harman played an exceptional game in goal,
stopping 47 shots in the loss. She stopped 17 shots in the second
period, book-ended by 15-save periods in the first and third.
Cornell got on the board 8:43 into the game with Johnston scoring
a short-handed goal, being sprung behind the Etobicoke defense by
an outlet pass from the half-wall by Jenner. Johnston was able to
beat Harman with a back-handed chance to score the eventual
game-winner.
Jenner got on the board with a shot from the goal line extended to
Harman's right at the 13:30 mark of the first period, collecting a
pass from Fortino that was tipped by Johnston as the Big Red took
the 2-0 lead into the break.
Campbell scored her marker at the 6:22 mark of the second period
at even strength, and the Big Red tacked on three more goals in the
third period, including a power-play strike from Jenner midway
through the frame.
Cornell finished the night 2-for-6 on the power play while
successfully killing off all three of Etobicoke's power-play
chances.
The Big Red will next play an intra-squad Red-White Game on
Saturday at 2 p.m. at Lynah Rink before opening up the regular
season on Friday, Oct. 22, with a 7 p.m. contest against Robert
Morris at Lynah Rink.












