League Well Represented in Polls
ALBANY, NY – The top three teams in the ECAC Hockey standings are represented in this week’s national polls. No. 2/2 Cornell (No. 2/2), No. 9 Harvard, and No. 10 Dartmouth have been selected to the national polls by its voters in the USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Magazine polls released Monday, November 22 and Tuesday, November 23.
Cornell remains a perfect 6-0-0 in League action, as the Big Red posted two shutouts last weekend blanking Princeton, 1-0 and stopping Quinnipiac, 3-0. Cornell, currently riding a nation’s best four-game winning streak, has only given up 10 goals in nine games this season (1.11 G/GM), which is best is the nation. Cornell continues to holds onto the No. 2 position in both national polls. The Big Red are 8-1-0 overall and 6-0-0 in conference play in the 2010-11 season. Cornell earned 134 points in the USCHO.com poll and 166 points in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. Cornell concluded its seven-game home stand this weekend as it welcomes Niagara for a two-game set this weekend.
After spending an unfamiliar few weeks out of the national polls, Harvard resumes its position among the nation’s best teams coming in at the No. 9 in the USCHO.com poll. The Crimson earned 12 points in the voting last week as they scored two League victories over travel partner Dartmouth, 5-3 Friday and 3-2 Saturday. Harvard senior forward Kate Buesser is the only player with multiple shorthanded points (1G-1A-2PTS) in conference action. Four out of Harvard’s next five games will be against ranked opponents. The Crimson will travel to the Midwest to take on No. 7/7 Minnesota this Friday (11/26) and Sunday (11/28).
Despite posting a 1-2 record last week Dartmouth remains in the No. 10 position in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll (15 points). The Big Green were involved in three tights finishes last week; stopping Providence, 3-2 Tuesday and falling to Harvard in the home and home series over the weekend. Dartmouth faces-off against No. 6 Boston College before taking a two week break resuming playing on December 11.
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ABOUT THE POLLS:
The USCHO.com Poll is compiled weekly and consists of 15 voters, including 12 coaches of Division I programs and three women's hockey writers. USCHO.com provides in-depth coverage of college sports, including hockey, lacrosse, soccer, and others.
The 14th annual USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine Women’s College Hockey Poll is conducted each week in conjunction with the American Hockey Coaches Association. The poll includes input from coaches and journalists representing each of the four NCAA Division I ice hockey conferences, as well as composite votes from officers of the AHCA and USA Hockey Magazine, the most widely distributed hockey magazine in the world.
