Union Suffers Home Loss to Cornell
| Scoring Summary | |
|---|---|
| 1st - 00:52 | Ogilvie, Kendice (Cornell) |
| 1st - 09:40 | Leck, Monika (Cornell) |
| 1st - 19:57 | PP - Rhianna Kurio (Union) |
| 2nd - 02:59 | Fulton, Emily (Cornell) |
| 2nd - 03:32 | Barley-Maloney, Erin (Cornell) |
| 2nd - 09:22 | Fortino, Laura (Cornell) |
| 3rd - 05:17 | Hompe, Xandra (Cornell) |
| 3rd - 06:34 | Leck, Monika (Cornell) |
| 3rd - 09:21 | PP - Barley-Maloney, Erin (Cornell) |
| 3rd - 15:53 | Hompe, Xandra (Cornell) |
| Cornell | Union |
|---|---|
|
G:
3 Players (#9, #22, #27 - 2)
A: Kendice Ogilvie - 4 Sh: Emily Fulton - 9 Sv: Lauren Slebodnick - 15 |
G:
Rhianna Kurio - 1
A: Bryanne Panchuk - 1 Sh: Lauren Cromartie - 5 Sv: Alana Marcinko - 25 |
| TEAM STATISTICS | Cornell | Union |
|---|---|---|
| Power Plays | 1 for 5 | 1 for 2 |
| Shorthanded Goals | 0 | 0 |
| Penalties (min) | 3 (6) | 6 (23) |
| Shots on Goal | 51 | 19 |
| Face Offs Won | 33 | 21 |
SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - After nearly a four week absence from Messa
Rink, the Union College women's ice hockey team fell 9-1 to No. 3
Cornell University on Friday in their first game of 2012. Freshman
Monika Leck earned the game winner, scoring less than ten minutes
into the first period to give the Big Red the advantage. The
Dutchwomen are now 3-15-2 overall with a 1-7-1 mark in the ECAC,
while Cornell sits at 11-2 and 7-1.
Leck's unassisted goal came at the 10:40 mark in the opening frame,
slipping past freshman goaltender Shenae Lundberg to find the back
of the net. It was the rookie's fourth of the season.
Cornell struck first, scoring only 52 seconds into the game. After
a battle in the corner for possession, senior Kendice Ogilvie
received a centering pass from senior Erin Barley-Maloney. Ogilvie
buried the puck five hole from a shot five feet back from Lundberg.
Minutes later, the Big Red would go on to extend their lead 2-0
with Leck's shot.
The Dutchwomen began to rally as they forced the puck into
Cornell's defensive zone after the faceoff. Senior Lauren
Cromartie, junior Rhianna Kurio and senior Dania Simmonds fired
consecutive shots at netminder Lauren Slebodnick. However, the
sophomore remained solid. Union was able to keep the advantage as
they went on the powerplay at the 9:23 mark. Senior Chelsey
Heinhuis sent a shot wide from the top corner towards Lauren
Hoffman, but the senior was unable to deflect the puck in.
As time dwindled, Lundberg was forced to make four quick saves in a
row to hold the Big Red at two goals. With 16 seconds remaining,
sophomore Stefanie Thomson was able to draw a slashing penalty to
put the Dutchwomen back on the powerplay.
With pressure back on Slebodnick, Kurio fired an initial shot that
was sent wide. The netminder was forced out of position, and
freshman Bryanne Panchuk took advantage of the chaos by sending the
puck back to center. Kurio was there waiting, and she easily sent a
shot into the top right corner of the net to make the game 2-1 with
three seconds left on the clock.
Despite the momentum surge for the Dutchwomen, Cornell would again
strike early as the second period began. Freshman Emily Fulton
maneuvered her way to Lundberg's left and shot the puck behind her,
just in front of the goal line. Tallying her seventh goal of
the season, sophomore Brianne Jenner tapped it in on the right at
the 17:01 mark.
Just 33 seconds later, Barley-Maloney made the game 4-1 as she
found herself directly in front of Lundberg. The senior had four
points throughout the night.
Junior Alana Marcinko moved into net and was quickly tested as the
Dutchwomen went on the penalty kill. The goaltender made
back-to-back saves on Leck and Ogilvie, despite being screened. Her
biggest save came on senior Rebecca Johnston as the powerplay for
the Big Red came to an end. Johnston angled a shot between Marcinko
and the goal line, but Marcinko swung her left leg around to hold
the puck in place until the whistle was blown.
Cornell defenseman Laura Fortino would finally put one past
Marcinko, however, just minutes later. The junior received a feed
from Jenner after the sophomore failed to capitalize on a scoring
opportunity of her own. The game now sat at 5-1.
Union's defense perked up with sophomore Maddy Norton and Simmonds
blocking shots to hold off Cornell's offense. Regardless, Marcinko
still saw 22 shots in the second period alone. The junior made
back-to-back skate saves on Johnston and junior Xandra Hompe before
the Dutchwomen had one final rush for a scoring chance. With the
frame coming to an end, Simmonds blasted a shot from the top
corner, but it was blocked and sent wide.
Union had the first scoring chance of the final period, with Kurio
feeding to Cromartie directly in front of Slebodnick. The
goaltender made the save, and junior Jeannie Sabourin was unable to
acquire the rebound. Cromartie was able to take another shot at the
16:12 mark, but Slebodnick was unyielding.
Hompe and Leck scored within two minutes of each other to extend
Cornell's lead to 7-1. Both goals resulted in multiple bodies
screening Marcinko, forcing her to lose sight of the puck.
At 10:39, the Big Red scored a powerplay goal as Barley-Maloney was
set up by Johnston. Junior Lauriane Rougeau would go on to score
Cornell's final goal with less than five minutes left to play,
ending the game at 9-1. The Dutchwomen were outshot 51-19.
