Box Score
ITHACA, N.Y.—The Providence women's ice hockey team used three second period goals to skate past the Big Red, 4-3, on Sunday afternoon. Cornell notched three goals in the first period off the sticks of Catherine White, Laura Danforth and Ashley Duffy. Jenny Niesluchowski and Kayla Strong split time in net for the Big Red each making 14 saves. Cornell moves to 6-6-2 overall, while Providence improved to 10-7-2.
The Big Red entered the game without a few of its key players due to injury, and Cornell's leading scorer, sophomore Rebecca Johnston, is currently playing for the Canadian Under-22 team in Ravensburg, Germany at the 2009 MLP Cup.
Cornell came out fast in the first period looking to score early. Freshman Kendice Ogilvie took a pass from junior Stephanie Holmes and shot at Providence goaltender Genevieve Lacasse. Lacasse made the initial save but the rebound bounced to White who buried it in the net to notch her eighth goal of the season at 3:45 of the first period.
The Big Red found itself in a similar situation midway through the first. Sophomore Karlee Overguard shot hard at the net and the puck bounced off Lacasse. Danforth put Cornell up 2-0 with her fourth goal of the season at 10:32. Junior Kelly McGinty also assisted on the goal.
Niesluchowski stopped the puck in the Cornell defensive zone and slid it to freshman Jess Martino. Martino handed the puck off to Duffy who skated it the entire length of the ice and with a hard wrist shot netted it in the top of the Friars' net to give Cornell a three-goal advantage.
Less than 20 seconds later, Providence's Katy Beach scored her team's first goal of the game with shot over Niesluchowski's shoulder. Abby Gauthier and Jackie Duncan assisted on the goal. After the goal, Danielle Cairletta came in to play in net for Providence.
The Big Red headed into the second period with a two-goal lead, but Providence came out with renewed energy to score three unanswered goals to win the game.
Ciarletta earned the win in net for Providence making 22 saves, Strong took the loss for the Big Red.
The two teams will play again on Monday afternoon for a 2 p.m. game in Lynah Rink.
