Box Score

BURLINGTON, Vt.—The Big Red women's ice hockey team completed its weekend sweep of Vermont with a 5-1 win on Saturday evening. Cornell opens its season to a 2-0 start, while Vermont falls to 2-4. Sophomore Rebecca Johnston notched a goal and three assists for Cornell, while freshman Catherine White tallied two goals and an assist. Sophomore Kayla Strong recorded her first win of the season in net, making 17 saves.

At the midway point of the first period, Vermont took two penalties giving the Cornell power play unit a five-on-three advantage. Junior Liz Zorn made the most of the opportunity scoring her third goal of the weekend at 9:52. Sophomore defenseman Amber Moore and junior Laura Danforth picked up the assists.

A little under three minutes into the second period, Johnston shot the puck past Vermont's Kristen Olychuck to put Cornell up, 2-0. Freshman Catherine White assisted on the goal and defenseman Amanda Young notched her fourth helper of the weekend. White scored a goal of her own at 4:54, with Johnston earning the assist.

White netted her second goal of the game at 14:00 of the second period to give Cornell a 4-0 lead at the end of two. Stephanie Holmes and Johnston made the assists.

Vermont was on the power-play in the third period as Holmes scored the Big Red's first short-handed goal of the season at 15:07 of the third. Johnston added her third assist of the game.

The Catamounts were still on the power play a minute later when Erin Barley-Maloney scored Vermont's only goal of the game at 16:07.

Olychuck took the loss for Vermont making 22 saves. Cornell outshot the Catamounts 27-18.

The Big Red will return home next weekend to play host to Robert Morris on Saturday afternoon for a 4 p.m. game.