No. 2 Cornell Opens NCAA Tourney with Dartmouth Rematch
The following article appeared in the March 11 issue of the Cornell Daily Sun.
BY LAUREN RITTER
Almost one week ago Lynah Rink saw a record-breaking 2,700 fans file into their seats to watch one of the most anticipated hockey games of the season. Contrary to what one might assume, the crowd was not gathering to watch the men’s team play — instead they were there to support on the women’s team as it went head-to-head against Dartmouth in the ECAC Hockey championship game. The Red proved to the fans in attendance as well as everyone watching on NHL Network that once again Cornell hockey is synonymous with excellence — walking away from the day as back-to-back ECAC champions.
Tomorrow afternoon, No. 2 Cornell will enter the NCAA tournament quarterfinals, taking on Dartmouth (22-11-0, 15-7-0 ECAC Hockey) for a second week in a row. Cornell (30-2-1, 20-1-1) shut out the Green, 3-0, last weekend, making the rematch with Dartmouth an unlikely occurrence.
“I saw it coming down to three teams that we would probably match up against,” said head coach Doug Derraugh ’91. “I thought it was either going to be Minnesota-Duluth, North Dakota or Dartmouth. I saw those three as probably the three we might face.”
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