December 2, 2009

Team Notes: Last Games Before Break Take Yale to No. 6/7 Cornell, Colgate

The following article appeared December 2 on the Yale Web site.

 

NEW HAVEN, Conn. - The Yale women's hockey team has two more chances before break to pick up some points in the ECAC Hockey standings. The Bulldogs travel to No. 6/7 Cornell (Friday, 7 p.m.) and Colgate (Saturday, 4 p.m.) this weekend.

Yale (2-8-1, 1-7-0 ECAC Hockey) had its best offensive output in seven years last Friday in the first round of the Nutmeg Classic, beating Sacred Heart 10-1. The Bulldogs were unable to keep that momentum going the next night, falling to UConn 6-1 in the tournament championship game. Still, the last six games have seen some offensive progress. Senior forward Caroline Murphy (Woodstock, Conn.) had gone scoreless in the first five games of the year but has five goals and three assists since, taking over the team lead in points. That is also a career high in goals for Murphy. Her sophomore line mate Becky Mantell (Princeton, N.J.) has two goals and two assists in that span, the first points of her Yale career. The third member of that line, freshman Danielle Moncion (Round Lake Center, Ont.) has one goal and three assists in the last six games.

Besides that trio Yale's other top scorers are junior forward Bray Ketchum (Greenwich, Conn.) (4-2-6) and sophomore forward Aleca Hughes (Westwood, Mass.) (3-1-4).

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