Tigers Take Five-Game Streak to North Country
The following article appeared in the January 7 issue of the Daily Princetonian.
By ANEESH SAHNI
STAFF WRITER
After a much-needed successful home stand in which it won five of six games, the women’s hockey team looks to continue its winning ways on the road this weekend against conference opponents Clarkson and St. Lawrence. Since snapping their seven-game winless streak against Brown in a 4-0 shutout, the Tigers (8-10-1 overall, 5-6-1 ECAC Hockey) have been overwhelming their opponents on offense and defense and are now looking to extend their current five-game winning streak at Clarkson (6-10-3, 3-3-1) today and St. Lawrence (9-8-2, 4-3) on Saturday.
During the streak, Princeton has showed that it is a force to be reckoned with and has overcome many of the obstacles that plagued it earlier in the year. In the games before their recent streak, which included a seven-game winless stretch, the Tigers averaged a mere 1.1 goals per game, gave up 2.9 goals per game, suffered from long streaks of scoreless power plays and went 0-3-1 against ranked opponents. In their last five games, the Tigers scored 3.8 goals per game, gave up just 0.4 goals per game, netted four power-play goals and beat No. 5 Boston College 3-0.
Junior forward and co-captain Paula Romanchuk attributed much of the team’s recent success to the play of junior goalie Rachel Weber, who has allowed just two goals in the last five games.
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