January 9, 2009

Team Notes: Cornell Set to Face Colgate

The following article appeared January 9 on the Cornell Web site.

 

ITHACA, N.Y. — The Big Red women’s ice hockey team resumes ECAC Hockey action this weekend, playing a home-and-home series against Colgate. Cornell will play host to the Raiders on Saturday afternoon, before hitting the road on Sunday. The Big Red is currently in seventh place in the league with a 3-3-2 conference mark, but with two wins this weekend could potentially move into a tie for fifth.

At the Helm
Doug Derraugh `91 returns for his fourth season as the head coach of the Cornell women’s ice hockey team. The Big Red has a 32-64-6 record under Derraugh’s tutelage. He is once again joined by assistant coaches Danielle Bilodeau ’01 and Kim Insalaco (Brown ’05).

Scouting the Raiders
Colgate travels to East Hill in a tie for seventh place in ECAC Hockey with a 2-4-2 league record and is 8-9-2 overall. In its only contest of the new year, the Raiders fell to Boston College, 3-1, on Jan. 2. Kiira Dosdall leads her team with 18 points on four goals and 14 assists and is followed by Sam Hunt with 16 points (7-9—16). Hunt also leads the team with five power-play goals. Kimberly Sass has a 6-3-2 record and a 2.60 goals-against average with a .921 save percentage in net.

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