Saulnier Notches Four Goals as Cornell Tops Colgate
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 04:27 | PP - Saulnier, Jillian (Cornell) |
| 1st - 06:37 | Saulnier, Jillian (Cornell) |
| 1st - 15:59 | Jenner, Brianne (Cornell) |
| 2nd - 11:39 | PP - Volpe, Taylor (Colgate) |
| 2nd - 14:01 | PP - Karpenko, Chelsea (Cornell) |
| 2nd - 15:43 | SH - Saulnier, Jillian (Cornell) |
| 2nd - 19:27 | Kueber, Melissa (Colgate) |
| 3rd - 02:58 | PP - Saulnier, Jillian (Cornell) |
| Cornell | Colgate |
|---|---|
|
G:
Jillian Saulnier - 4
A: Rebecca Johnston - 4 Sh: Rebecca Johnston - 13 Sv: Amanda Mazzotta - 10 |
G:
2 Players (#19, #22 - 1)
A: 4 Players (#4, #6, #13, #23 - 1) Sh: Taylor Volpe - 3 Sv: Kimberly Sass - 58 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Cornell | Colgate |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 3 for 6 | 1 for 8 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 1 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 8 (19) | 7 (14) |
| Shots on Goal | 64 | 12 |
| Face Offs Won | 53 | 27 |
HAMILTON, N.Y. – Most people never forget their first
career goal. Fewer forgot their first career hat trick. For Cornell
freshman Jillian Saulnier, the memory of both should be vivid.
In her first career game, Saulnier scored two goals in the first
period, another in the second and one more in the third to lead No.
3 Cornell to a 6-2 victory in its season and conference opener at
ECAC Hockey rival Colgate on Tuesday night.
Saulnier's four-goal night was the first for Cornell since Jessica
Campbell scored four against Robert Morris in the second game of
last season.
The Big Red (1-0, 1-0 ECAC Hockey) won its third consecutive ECAC
opening game and its second consecutive season opener. Coach Doug
Derraugh earned his 90th career victory, and the starting forward
line of Saulnier, Rebecca Johnston and Brianne Jenner combined for
five goals and four assists.
Saulnier wasted little time scoring her first career goal. The
freshman was out on the Big Red's first power play and scored the
team's opening goal. When fellow freshman Emily Fulton wrapped
around the net and tried to push a shot past Colgate keeper
Kimberly Sass, the puck bounced out into the middle of the ice, and
Saulnier was there for the rebound goal.
Only 2:10 later, Saulnier struck again. Laura Fortino and Jenner
set her up with terrific passing, and Saulnier stepped into a slap
shot in the high slot for her second goal of the night.
The first period continued to get better for Cornell as its
four-on-four unit got some successful work in when it scored the
third goal of the frame. Thanks to a nice pass from Amanda Young up
ice to Johnston, the Big Red had a two-on-one breakaway. Johnston
waited until the last moment and then found Jenner with a cross-ice
pass for an easy put-away and Cornell's third goal of the
period.
The second period was penalty-laden for both sides as the referees
got a chance to use their whistles, calling eight penalties.
One of those penalties was by Saulnier, who committed a five-minute
cross checking major. When Catherine White went into the box 24
seconds later, it set up a five-on-three for the Raiders that led
to their first goal. The Big Red killed off more than a minute of
the five-on-three and looked strong, but when goalkeeper Amanda
Mazzotta went down to grab a loose puck at her feet, a stick nudged
it back into play and Taylor Volpe went far post into the open
net.
But the Raiders neutralized the rest of Saulnier's long penalty by
committing two of their own, setting up nearly two straight minutes
of four-on-three hockey that culminated in a goal by senior captain
Chelsea Karpenko. Fellow senior Catherine White and sophomore
Hayleigh Cudmore earned the assists on the goal that put the Big
Red up 4-1.
Fresh out of the penalty box, Saulnier got back into her coach's
good graces when she scored a short-handed goal that was
beautifully set up by Cudmore and Johnston. Saulnier and Johnston
had a two-on-one, and Johnston found the freshman to her left for
another easy put-away. The goal was Saulnier's third on just three
shots.
Colgate (3-3, 0-1) stayed strong though and scored with just 33
seconds showing on the clock in the period to make it a 5-2 game at
the second intermission.
Saulnier's goal in the final period may have been the most
impressive. Jenner passed to Lauriane Rougeau on the blue line, and
the junior defender took a hard slapshot that was going high.
Saulnier, standing in the front of the night, held her stick aloft
and deflected the puck down past Sass.
At night's end, Cornell held a giant 64-12 advantage in shots on
goal and a 53-27 margin on faceoffs. That number was the most shots
the Big Red took since Feb. 6, 2000 against Union.
Mazzotta made 10 saves and ends the first game of the year with a
2.004 goals against average.
Cornell returns to action in its home opener on Friday night at 7
p.m. against ECAC Hockey and Ivy League opponent Yale. After that
game, the Big Red is back on the ice at home on Saturday at 3 p.m.
against Brown.
