Weekend Update: High Drama

ALBANY, N.Y. - In regular-season play Friday two out of the four ECAC Hockey teams in action (Clarkson and Colgate) found the win column, while two (Rensselaer and Union) were narrowly defeated. The lone other League team to hit the ice - Cornell - rolled in its exhibition contest.

At Colgate 7, Lindenwood 2
*Colgate scored four goals in an eight minute stretch in the first period.
*Six different Raiders scored a goal in the win. Junior Brittany Phillips led the team with two goals and one assist.
*The Lady Lions could not convert on any of their eight power-play opportunities, while Colgate was one-for-six on the power-play.

Clarkson 3 at Syracuse 2
*Senior Gabrielle Kosziwka scored twice and sophomore Jamie Lee Rattray connected for the game-winner as Clarkson edged Syracuse in the first night of the home-and-home series.
*Syracuse held a significant advantage in shots with a 36-19 margin, but sophomore goaltender Erica Howe was up to the task with a 34-save effort.
*While neither team could capitalize on the power-play (Clarkson: 0-of-5, Syracuse: 0-of-4), the Orange won 35-of-59 draws.

At Northeastern 2, Union 1:
*Junior tri-captain Casey Pickett netted both goals for Northeastern, while reigning ECAC Hockey Player of the Week Stefanie Thomson scored the lone goal for Union.
*Not lost in Union’s defeat was the superlative play of Shenae Lundberg, who stopped 38 Northeastern shots, including a breakaway effort late in the third from sophomore Claire Santostefano that would have iced the game.
*The Huskies move to a perfect 3-0-0 on their season-opening four-game homestand, and continue to lead the NCAA Div. I RPI rankings.

At Niagara 5, Rensselaer 4 (ot)
*Head coach Josh Sciba captured his first win as head coach at Niagara in dramatic fashion when sophomore forward Kristin Richard capitalized on a penalty shot in overtime to beat Rensselaer 5-4 Friday night with :52 seconds left in overtime. It was Richards’ second goal of the game.
*In goal, Sarah Moses earned the victory with 14 stops, while Brianna Piper made 27 saves in the loss for the Engineers.
*Forward Jordan Smelker (1g, 1a) and defender Madison Marzario (2a) had multiple-point nights for the Engineers.

At Cornell 6, Brampton 0 (Ex.)
*Freshman Jillian Saulnier started her Cornell career on the right foot, scoring two goals to lead the team. Rebecca Johnston, Laura Fortino and Brianne Jenner each had two assists.
*Brampton played undisciplined hockey, committing 11 penalties including a five-minute major late in the game for contact to the head. Cornell committed just three penalties and was perfect on the kill.
*Senior goalie Amanda Mazzotta started the night for Cornell and recorded 31 minutes of shutout play, saving 10 shots. Lauren Slebodnick picked up where Mazzotta left off, stopping 11 Brampton shots in her 29 minutes and change.

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