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ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's hockey team moved one step closer to clinching its first ever top-four finish in ECAC Hockey play on Friday night, skating to a scoreless tie against visiting Quinnipiac at Lynah Rink. Cornell goaltender Amanda Mazzotta stopped all 14 shots she faced in becoming Cornell's single-season shutout leader with her seventh of the season.
Quinnipiac goaltender Victoria Vigilante was just as sharp, picking up 37 saves on the night. Quinnipiac went 0-for-3 on the power play on the night, while Cornell was scoreless in two extra-man opportunities.
Despite the game finishing without either team finding the back of the net, the two sides both had chances at breaking into the scoring column. Quinnipiac's Brittany Lyons had a breakaway midway through the second period, only to be stopped by a diving poke-check from senior defenseman Kelly McGinty, knocking the puck back to Mazzotta for an easy save.
Similarly, Cornell had a golden opportunity to score in the third period when Chelsea Karpenko had a short-handed chance with just over six minutes to play, but her shot was stopped by Vigilante after the sophomore had gotten past the Bobcat defense.
Cornell now has a three-point lead over St. Lawrence, the fifth-place team in the league standings, with five conference contests to play. The Big Red could clinch a playoff birth on Saturday when it takes on Princeton in a 4 p.m. contest at Lynah Rink.