Confident Tigers Ready to Face Syracuse
The following article appeared in the December 10 issue of the Daily Princetonian.
By BETH GARCIA
STAFF WRITER
With regained confidence, the women’s hockey team (4-10-1 overall, 4-6-1 ECAC Hockey) is looking forward to hosting a two-game series against Syracuse (8-7-2) today and Saturday. Last weekend, the Tigers fell to Yale 2-1 but came back the next day to beat Brown with a decisive 4-0 victory. Defeating Brown ended a four-week stretch without a win for the Tigers. In the Brown game, the Tigers were finally able to convert for a goal on their power play, something they have been struggling with all season. The team was also pleased that it was able to capitalize on its five-on-five opportunities. Princeton is currently in sixth place in the ECAC Hockey.
“Our team remains confident,” head coach Jeff Kampersal ’92 said. “We threw all we had against Yale and came up short on Friday. We did the same against Brown and some pucks broke through their [defense] and goalie. Our play had some life on Saturday, and hopefully that special team’s play will come together for us.”
Princeton desperately needed a win last weekend to reclaim its confidence. “We've been on somewhat of a losing streak, so it was good to break that,” junior forward and co-captain Paula Romanchuk said. “This weekend, it's important for us to continue to win games and go into the break with a little more confidence than we may have had at the beginning of the year.”
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