Laing and Kinney Lead Tigers To Win At Yale
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 15:43 | Laing, Denna (Princeton) |
| 2nd - 07:49 | Mahoney, Brianne (Princeton) |
| 2nd - 17:06 | Leahy, Brianna (Princeton) |
| 3rd - 05:21 | Laing, Denna (Princeton) |
| 3rd - 12:15 | PP - DiCesare, Danille (Princeton) |
| 3rd - 18:00 | Dunbar, Ashley (Yale) |
| Princeton | Yale |
|---|---|
|
G:
Denna Laing - 2
A: Alex Kinney - 2 Sh: 2 Players (#5, #16 - 7) Sv: Rachel Weber - 25 |
G:
Ashley Dunbar - 1
A: 2 Players (#18, #26 - 1) Sh: Aleca Hughes - 5 Sv: Jaimie Leonoff - 42 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Princeton | Yale |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 5 | 0 for 7 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 7 (14) | 5 (10) |
| Shots on Goal | 47 | 26 |
| Face Offs Won | 33 | 28 |
NEW HAVEN, Conn. (12/2/11) - Sophomore Denna Laing and junior
Alex Kinney had two points apiece to lead the Princeton women's
hockey team to a 5-1 win over Yale on Friday, Dec. 2 at Ingalls
Rink.
Laing got Princeton started with a goal at 15:43 of the first with
help from junior Kelly Cooke and Kinney.
Freshman Brianne Mahoney scored her first career goal, the
game-winning goal at 7:49 of the second with help from sophomore
Sally Butler. The goal came just one second after a hooking penalty
on Yale's Ashley Dunbar expired. Princeton had to kill off two
straight penalties midway through the second and 18 seconds after
returning to 5x5, the Tigers would strike again as freshman Brianna
Leahy gave the Tigers a 3-0 lead at 17:06.
Laing knocked in a Charissa Stadnyk shot five minutes into the
third period, with Kinney earning an assist on the goal. A series
of penalties midway through the period turned the game over to the
special teams, and Princeton took advantage as Danielle DiCesare
net a power-play goal at 12:15 with help from seniors Heather
Landry and Paula Romanchuk.
Yale called a timeout with 2:49 to play, the Bulldogs would get an
extended possession in the Tigers' zone during a delayed Princeton
penalty. Yale was able to take advantage of its extra attacker when
Heather Grant fired a shot from the top of the point that deflected
in traffic and slide into the back of the net.
Princeton had a 47-26 lead in shots as it ends a six-game winless
streak. The Tigers were 1 for 5 on the power play and 7 for 7 on
the penalty kill.
Senior goalie Rachel Weber made 25 saves in the near shutout, while
Jaimie Leonoff stopped 42 in goal for Yale.
It wasn't just any game for either women's hockey team. Tonight's
game was White Out for Mandi. Yale's second annual game to honor
their former teammate Mandi Schwartz '10 (1988-2011) who lost her
battle with cancer. The women's hockey community is a small world.
There isn't a game that players from both teams don't meet up after
the game to give their opinion on how the other did in the game,
ask the other how school is going, to check in. The women's hockey
community has come together for the Mandi Schwartz Foundation.
Princeton itself had donation tables at Baker Rink for each home
game this season to raise money for the Mandi Schwartz
Foundation.
Princeton travels to Brown, tomorrow, Dec. 3 for a 3 p.m. game. The
Brown lost to Quinnipiac 3-0 this evening.
