The following article featuring Cornell head coach Doug Derraugh appeared in the February 21 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.

By Mitchell Drucker

At this time last year, the women's hockey team was finishing up the season, and with a 4-23-2 record, thoughts of reaching the playoffs were non-existent.

Fast forward to this year, and it's a completely different story. The Red, (12-13-1, 9-10-1) led by third-year coach Doug Derraugh '91, is currently sitting in 7th place in the ECAC, three points ahead of the 8th-place Rennselaer, with just two games remaining in the season.

"We wanted to get to 10 wins, which no Cornell women's hockey team has been able to do since 2000," Derraugh said. "That was the original goal. After that, we wanted to try and secure a playoff spot. We got 10 wins a couple of weeks back, and after that we started working to make sure that we got into the playoffs. This past weekend was definitely a big step in that regard, and hopefully we can pick up a point or two, or maybe four this weekend and secure that spot.

Complete article can be accessed via the Sun Web site by clicking here.