Box Score

CANTON, N.Y. -- Rebecca Johnston's three goals helped the Cornell women's hockey team battle to a 4-4 tie against third-ranked St. Lawrence on Saturday afternoon at Appleton Arena in Canton, N.Y. The tie gives the Big Red a hard-fought three-point weekend on its swing through the North Country after Friday night's victory at Clarkson.

The tie also snapped a 19-game losing streak for the Big Red women against the Saints. Cornell improves to 6-5-2 on the year and 3-3-2 in ECAC Hockey, while St. Lawrence moves to 11-2-3 overall and 6-1-1 in league action.

St. Lawrence defenseman Brittaney Maschmeyer opened the scoring at the 8:54 mark of the first period, taking a feed from Vanessa Emond at the point and ripping a shot past Cornell goaltender Jenny Niesluchowski. That lead would evaporate when Johnston got her first goal of the night, collecting a loose puck behind the St. Lawrence goal and sliding to the front of the net and firing a wrister under the crossbar.

In the second period, the Saints regained the lead when Emard knocked in a rebound off a shot by Britni Smith at the 5:57 mark of the period, with Johnston again responding. This time, just 1:37 later, she fired a low wrist shot between the legs of St. Lawrence goaltender Brittony Chartier. Catherine White then added a goal for the Big Red to put Cornell ahead at the 11:54 mark of the period when Johnston slipped a puck into the crease for a shot by Stephanie Holmes. That effort was saved with the puck resting on the goal line, where White tipped it over the line for her seventh goal of the year.

St. Lawrence tied the score just 2:28 into the third when Smith got her second goal of the night, capitalizing on a scrum in front of the goal that resulted in Niesluchowski well out of position, and Smith calmly slotted the puck into the open net. Cornell fought back once again, regaining the lead 41 seconds later when Johnston jumped on a loose puck in the crease and knocked it past Chartier.

With just 2:24 to play, however, the Saints knotted the score at four. With St. Lawrence on the power play, when Alley Bero slotted home a shot that put the home side back even. The two teams battled through the overtime session, with Cornell out-shooting the Saints, 3-1, but Cornell could not get the game-winner.

The Cornell women are now off until Jan. 4, when they open a two-game set at Lynah Rink against Providence.