Big Red Host Bobcats in Semifinals Matchup
The following article appeared in the March 3 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.
BY LAUREN RITTER
Tonight at 7 p.m. the women’s hockey team will take the ice at Lynah Rink to compete in the ECAC Hockey semifinals against No. 5 Quinnipiac (22-11-3, 12-9-1 ECAC Hockey). The top-seeded Red (28-2-1, 20-1-1) knocked Rensselaer out of the playoffs over the weekend and is looking to continue its journey towards the conference crown.
The team has been preparing all season for the ECAC tournament, following the guidance and strategy of head coach Doug Derraugh ’91, who was recently named the 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Women’s Ice Hockey Coach of the Year. Derraugh’s coaching method revolves around analyzing the game play of Cornell’s team in contrast with the team’s opponent.
“In practice this week we looked over [Quinnipiac’s] system and how they run things — looking at their game because if we play our game we know we can win things,” said sophomore forward Xandra Hompe.
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