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ITHACA, N.Y. – Jessica Campbell scored a power-play goal with 1 minute, 40 seconds remaining, leading the women's hockey team to a 2-1 victory over Harvard on Saturday to lock up the team's third ECAC Hockey championship in the last four years.
 
The play started with Campbell in the right corner, making a pass to Emily Fulton all alone in front of Harvard goalie Emerance Maschmeyer just off the left post. Fulton made a move to her forehand that got behind Maschmeyer, but a Harvard defender scrambled to the goal line to deflect the puck away. Campbell was in the right spot at the right time, converting into a yawning net for her 16th goal of the season, sending the Lynah Rink crowd of nearly 2,500 into a frenzy.
 
Forward Brianne Jenner scored the other goal, linemate Jillian Saulnier had a pair of assists and goaltender Lauren Slebodnick made 18 saves for Cornell (27-5-1), which clinched an automatic bid to next weekend's NCAA tournament quarterfinals. The NCAA selection show is scheduled for 6 p.m. Sunday.
 
The Big Red forecheck got things started on the right foot for the home side. Jillian Saulnier cut off an attempted D-to-D pass behind the Harvard cage with the puck popping out toward the right circle. Jenner beat her defender to the net and made a subtle move to the backhand before she jammed a shot under the crossbar to give Cornell a 1-0 lead just 4 minutes, 47 seconds in.
 
The Big Red outshot the Crimson in the opening period, 14-7, but Harvard survived the early storm from a Cornell team playing in front of a raucous crowd. Slebodnick was called upon to make saves on Sarah Edney and Lyndsey Fry on an odd-man rush at 16:11, then another pair of saves on Mary Parker and Gina McDonald on a similar play a couple minutes later.
 
But in between came Harvard's first goal, the result of a clean faceoff win in the Cornell zone by Samantha Reber. The Crimson center swiped the puck back to Hillary Crowe in the high slot for an open shot. Slebodnick was able to get a solid piece of it with her blocker, but the puck caromed up in the air and descended between the goalie and crossbar, tying the game at 1-1 after the opening 20 minutes.
 
The second period was scoreless. Cornell had a dominating 10-1 advantage in shots on goal, largely assisted by having roughly five more minutes of power-play time than Harvard. The Crimson's best chance of the frame wasn't even its lone shot on goal – it was Hilary Hayssen's wrist shot through traffic from the right point that clanked off the far post before Slebodnick could locate the puck.
 
Cornell drew three penalties in a span of five minutes, which also resulted in a 47-second five-on-three late. Harvard was able to win the ensuing faceoff and made a few sound defensive plays to keep Cornell from setting up until the final 10 seconds of the opportunity. The only shot came from Saulnier on a one-timer from the top of the right circle, which Maschmeyer deflected away with her blocker.
 
Harvard's first power play bookended the second intermission, but its second chance on the man advantage generated more chances. Reber's shot from the slot forced a left pad save from Slebodnick at 9:09, then Alyssa Gagliardi slid across to block Kaitlin Spurling's shot 11 seconds later. Fulton kept the momentum rolling with another shot block just after the Harvard power play ended.
 
Cornell started to make a push late. Lauriane Rougeau's outlet pass sent Jenner up the right wing, then Jenner passed back to Rougeau as the team entered the zone. Maschmeyer, who was later named the tournament's Most Outstanding Player, stayed with the play and smothered Rougeau's high shot.
 
The Big Red then made the most of its sixth and final power play of the game, breaking the Crimson's streak of 21 consecutive penalty kills. Campbell drew the penalty when her stick was slashed out of her hands with 3:28 remaining.
 
Cornell then continued its trend of dramatic late game-winners with Campbell goal. In its four playoff victories to win the league title, Cornell scored the winning goal in the final two minutes of the third period or in overtime. The team also improved to 15-1 all-time in playoff games at Lynah Rink. Cornell remains unbeaten at Lynah this season, thrilling the home crowd with a 16-0-1 record.

The All-Tournament Team was announced after the championship game, and three Cornell players made the list. Jenner, who had three points in two games, Taylor Woods, who had a hat trick and an assist on Saturday, and defenseman Lauriane Rougeau. Maschmeyer, Harvard's Michelle Picard and St. Lawrence's Rylee Smith were the other players who made the All-Tournament Team.