League Leader Ranked No. 2 in National Polls
ALBANY, NY – Sitting atop the ECAC Hockey standings, Cornell finds itself ranked No. 2 in both national polls released Monday, January 10 and Tuesday, January 11. The Big Red earned 138 points and three first-place votes in the USCHO.com poll and 175 points and four first-place votes in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine.
Recording two shutout wins last weekend over Yale, 5-0, and Brown, 3-0 in league-play the Big Red improved to 15-1-0 on the year and 10-0 -0 in ECAC Hockey action. Cornell now has won 11 games in a row and owns a four point lead in the ECAC Hockey standings. The Big Red owns the nation’s best winning percentage (.938), dominating their opponents positing a nation’s-best 3.56 scoring margin on the season.
Opponents have found it difficult to find the back of the net against the Big Red who has only surrendered 12 goals in 16 games. Cornell’s special teams play has been spectacular as well having only allowed two power-play goals this season. They have killed-off 48-of-50 opportunities on the penalty-kill (96.0% - No.1) and have scored on 16-of-65 chances with a man-advantage (24.8%-No.2).
Cornell returns to action this weekend, traveling to Rensselaer for a 7 p.m. contest against the Engineers at the Houston Field House Friday and then battle Union, Saturday afternoon at Messa Rink.
Princeton and Quinnipiac also received votes in the national polls this week.
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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.
