Weekend Update: Cornell Continues to Roll
ALBANY, N.Y. -- Streaks were extended in the
first part of weekend play in ECAC Hockey action yesterday, as
Cornell (8-0-0), Rensselaer (2-0-3), and Quinnipiac (3-0-0) each
extended its unbeaten streak while posting convincing wins over
league opponents Friday. Defenses were key in all games
Friday, with the winning goaltenders only surrendering five totals
goals in the five league games played.
At No. 1/1 Cornell 3, St. Lawrence 1:
Rebecca Johnston scored a pair of goals and Laura Fortino scored
one and had a pair of assists to lead Cornell to a 3-1 victory over
visiting St. Lawrence Friday afternoon at Lynah Rink. With
the victory top-ranked Cornell remains unbeaten in ECAC Hockey play
at 7-0, while St. Lawrence falls to 3-3 in league play. The
Big Red got 17 saves from Amanda Mazzotta in the victory.
Junior Josee Belanger scored her first collegiate goal in the
contest for the Saints’ lone goal. Maxie Weisz suffered
the loss, but turned in 29 stops. Neither team was able to
score on its power-play tries, with both team's penalty killing
units ranked in the top-6 nationally. St. Lawrence was
0-for-5 with the extra skater while the Big Red was 0-for-3.
At Quinnipiac 4, Brown 0: Freshman forward
Kelly Babstock broke the Quinnipiac single-season goals scored
record with her 16th goal of the year, surpassing Hayley McMeekin,
who scored 15 goals during the 2006-07 season, as the Bobcats
skated to a 4-0 victory over Brown Friday afternoon at the TD Bank
Sports Center. Sophomore goaltender Victoria Vigilanti made
17 saves on the evening, earning her fifth shutout of the
season. Her counterpart Katie Jamieson turned away 36 shots
of her own. Bethanye Dymarczyk (1g, 1a) and Elena Orlando
(2a) each registered multiple points in the win for the
Bobcats. The loss marked the first time in the 2010-11
season, where the Bears were unable to find the back of the
net. Sophomore forward Laurie Jolin led the Bears with four
shots on goal.
Yale 2 at Princeton 1: Both Yale power-play
units produced goals and senior goalie Jackee Snikeris made 26
saves as the Bulldogs picked up a 2-1 win at Princeton Friday
afternoon. Yale killed off all three Princeton power-plays,
including one with just 49 seconds to play, to seal the win.
Yale scored its goals in the first period as Jackie Raines scored
on a redirected centering pass from Jenna Ciotti. Then Alyssa
Zupon had Bray Kethcum's pass ricochet off her foot and get behind
Princeton goaltender Rachel Weber to find the back of the
net. Freshman forward Olivia Mucha got the Tigers within a
goal 1:07 into the second period, but that is all of the scoring
the Tigers could muster. Princeton outshot Yale 27-8 in the
loss, including 11-0 in the final stanza holding Yale without a
shot.
Rensselaer 4 at Union 1: Four different
players scored to lead Rensselaer past Union in ECAC Women’s
Hockey action Friday at Messa Rink. With the victory, the
Engineers move to 6-7-5 overall and 4-3-0 conference play.
The Dutchwomen slip to 1-12-1 and 0-6-1 in ECAC Hockey.
Linemates Toni Sanders (1g, 1a) and Kristen Jakubowski (1g, 1a)
recorded multiple nights for RPI. In goal, the Engineers saw
senior Sonja van der Bliek post 21 saves to pick up her sixth win
of the season. Kate Gallagher made 30 saves in goal for
Union. RPI led in shots 34-22. Union committed only two
penalties in the game while RPI was whistled for four.
At Colgate 5, Clarkson 2: After spotting
the Golden Knights a 2-0 lead after the first stanza, Colgate
scored two goals in the second period and another three in the
third, to win the game, 5-2 securing its third league victory of
the season. Colgate had three players with two points in the
game. Freshman Rachel Walsh scored two goals while sophomores
Jenna Klynstra and Brittany Phillips had one goal and one assist
apiece. Freshman Jocelyn Simpson also scored a goal for the
Raiders. Senior forward Melissa Waldie scored two goals 2:12
apart midway through the opening stanza to give the Golden Knights
the early cushion. Sass made 13 saves for the Raiders while
Clarkson's Lauren Dahm recorded 29.
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