Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's hockey team used a solid defensive effort and a pair of third-period goals to claim a 2-0 victory over the second-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights on Friday night at Lynah Rink. The Big Red remains unbeaten in ECAC Hockey play at 5-0 on the year and 5-2 overall, while Clarkson's seven-game winning streak comes to an end and the Knights fall to 11-2-1 overall and 5-1 in league play.

Kendice Ogilvie scored what would turn out to be the game-winner four minutes into the third period, while Catherine White added an insurance goal 10 minutes later for the Big Red. Laura Fortino, Amber Overguard and Chelsea Karpenko each added an assist for the Big Red.

The big story of the night, however, was the outstanding goaltending of sophomore Amanda Mazzotta, who stopped 33 Clarkson shots on her way to her third shutout of the season. Mazzotta posted 12 saves in the first period, added another 10 in the second and wrapped up the game with 11 saves in the third. Lauren Dahm stopped 23 shots in taking the loss for Clarkson.

The game was a disjointed affair early, as play was stopped twice in the first period to repair the ice in the neutral zone. At the second stoppage with 4:37 to play in the first, the teams went to the locker rooms for the first intermission. Play resumed with the remainder of the first period, with both teams then switching sides and starting up the second period. Cornell escaped the two periods after allowing Clarkson five power play opportunities, killing off them all. Clarkson had just one penalty in the first two periods, a hooking call on Kali Gillanders midway through the second period.

In the third, Cornell killed off a penalty on Laura Fortino to open the period, and got a lucky bounce to go its way for Ogilvie's goal. The puck bounced off to Amber Overguard, who sent it to Ogilvie. The sophomore then skated in alone on Dahm, faking the goaltender to the ice and popping the puck in the left side of the goal.

Cornell's second goal came by way of a rebound in front of the Clarkson goal, where Amber Overguard's shot was initially stopped, but Catherine White got her stick on the puck, sliding it into the net for the 2-0 lead.

Cornell finished the night 0-for-4 on the power play, while Clarkson would go scoreless in six power play attempts.

Cornell returns to action on Saturday when it plays host to St. Lawrence in another ECAC Hockey contest at Lynah Rink. The puck drops at 4 p.m.