February 19, 2009

Team Notes: Princeton Closes Regular Season at Brown and Yale

The following article appeared February 19 on the Princeton Web site.

 

The Princeton women’s hockey team closes the regular season this weekend at Brown and Yale with a home ice playoff berth in its sight. The Tiger currently hold down the fourth spot in the standings and two points this weekend will clinch a home-ice playoff series next weekend. Princeton can finish anywhere from second to sixth in the final ECAC standings.

Princeton played itself into that position last weekend with a series sweep in the North Country of Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Princeton won both games by a 2-1 score and in doing so picked up its first sweep in Northern New York since Clarkson joined the league in the 2004-05 season. Princeton also snapped a three-game losing skid at the hands of Clarkson and completed a season sweep of first-place St. Lawrence. It was also Princeton’s first win at St. Lawrence since a win on Dec. 6, 2002, and Princeton first consecutive wins against St. Lawrence since 1998.

With the two wins, the Tigers put themselves in strong position to finish in the top four in the ECAC standings and clinch the home ice playoff series that comes with a top four finish. Princeton needs to garner two points in its final weekend of play to earn the home ice series. Princeton currently sits fourth in the standings, four points out of first, three out of second and two out of third. Princeton has a two-point buffer on fifth-place Colgate and four points on sixth-place Clarkson. Click here for the current standings.

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