Rensselaer Drops Contest to Princeton
| Final | 1 | 2 | 3 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rensselaer (8-10,2, 10-14-7 ECAC) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Princeton (14-12-1, 11-8-1 ECAC) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 07:25 | PP - Sherry, Sasha (Princeton) |
| 1st - 11:26 | PP - Daniels, Katie (Rensselaer) |
| 1st - 19:17 | Park, Caroline (Princeton) |
| 2nd - 00:52 | PP - Horton, Taylor (Rensselaer) |
| 2nd - 04:20 | Sherry, Sasha (Princeton) |
| 2nd - 12:36 | Sherry, Sasha (Princeton) |
| Rensselaer | Princeton |
|---|---|
|
G:
2 Players (#5, #15 - 1)
A: 2 Players (#16, #19 - 1) Sh: Alisa Harrison - 6 Sv: Sonja Van der bliek - 14 |
G:
Sasha Sherry - 3
A: Gabie Figueroa - 2 Sh: Sasha Sherry - 5 Sv: Rachel Weber - 22 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Rensselaer | Princeton |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 2 for 5 | 1 for 3 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 5 (10) |
| Shots on Goal | 24 | 18 |
| Face Offs Won | 28 | 39 |
PRINCETON, N.J. - Sasha Sherry recorded a hat trick to lead
Princeton to a 4-2 win over visiting Rensselaer in the regular
season home finale. The win improves Princeton to 14-12-1 overall
and 11-8-1 in the ECAC. The Tigers will head into the final regular
season weekend, which includes games at Brown and at Yale, in fifth
place with 23 points.
The top four teams will host a playoff series, which means
Princeton will need some help in getting a return date at Baker
Rink in two weeks. The Tigers are one point behind travel partner
Quinnipiac, which will play Yale Friday night and Brown Saturday.
Princeton could also catch third-place Dartmouth, which leads the
Tigers by three points, but will host top-ranked Cornell and a
Colgate team playing in desperation for a postseason spot.
Sherry scored the first goal of the game and both of the last two
to lead the Tigers to the weekend sweep, which began with a 3-1 win
over Union Friday night. Her blueline blast, a theme for the night,
off a pass from Laura Martindale, gave the Tigers a lead 7:25 into
the game.
Rensselaer scored four minutes later on the power play, but
Princeton's Caroline Park gave the Tigers a lead heading into
intermission with a shot that beat Sonja van der
Bliek with 43 seconds remaining in the period. Before the
first intermission, Princeton did take an interference penalty, and
Rensselaer capitalized 52 seconds into the second period with the
11th goal from Taylor Horton.
The rest of the game belonged to Sherry and the Tiger defense.
Sherry scored on two more blueline slapshots, including the game
winner at the 4:20 mark of the second period, and Rachel Weber
pitched a shutout over the final 39 minutes to clinch her 12th win
of the season.
