March 19, 2010

Cornell Ready for First Frozen Four Appearance

The following article appeared in the March 19 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.

 

By Reena Gilani

History continues to be made for the women’s hockey team as it enters its first ever NCAA Division I Frozen Four. The first match will take place tonight at 5 p.m. on neutral ice in Minneapolis, Minn. as Cornell takes on the No. 1 seed Mercyhurst in the semifinals.

The Mercyhurst Lakers (30-2-3) have the top-scoring offense and the third best scoring defense in the nation, and will certainly be a challenge for the Red (20-8-6) to take down. In the first match-up between these two teams back in October, Mercyhurst came out strong in the first two games of Cornell’s season, sweeping the series and adding to an impressive 11-0-1 all-time series lead over the Red. The Red’s plans on taking down the Lakers’ attack includes being faster on the ice.

“They’re really quick on their transitions,” said senior co-captain Liz Zorn. “When they take the puck they go the other way really fast so [we plan on] being ready to play two-way hockey –– to be on offense and be able to back check on defense right away.”

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