Team Notes: Cornell to Play Host to Harvard, Dartmouth
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The following article appeared February 13 on the Cornell Web site.
ITHACA, N.Y. — The Big Red women’s ice hockey team
will play host to Harvard and No. 8 Dartmouth this weekend in its
final home games of the regular season. Cornell is currently tied
for seventh place in ECAC Hockey and will look to move up to secure
a playoff spot. The Big Red will take on the Crimson on Friday
night, before facing off against the Big Green on Saturday
afternoon. The games this weekend will be part of ECAC Hockey and
the American Cancer Society’s Pink at the Rink, and the Big
Red encourages fans to wear pink to show their support. Cornell
will also honor its three seniors after Saturday’s
contest.
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
36-68-8 record under Derraugh’s tutelage. He is once again
joined by assistant coaches Danielle Bilodeau ’01 and Kim
Insalaco (Brown ’05).
Scouting the Crimson
Harvard comes into the weekend in third place in ECAC Hockey with
a 12-4-2 league record, and is 13-8-3 overall. In its last outing,
the Crimson lost 1-0 on Tuesday, Feb. 10 to Boston College, which
snapped a seven-game win streak for Harvard. The Crimson is led by
seniors Sarah Vaillancourt (12-20—36) and Jenny Brine
(11-11—22). Junior Christina Kessler has been a mainstay in
net for Harvard with a .924 save percentage and 1.69 goals against
average. The Big Red and the Crimson last met on Nov. 22 with
Harvard winning a 5-1 contest. Sophomore Rebecca Johnston scored
her team’s lone goal with Liz Zorn and Catherine White
picking up the assists. Junior Jenny Niesluchowski was in net for
the Big Red making 34 saves.
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