Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women's ice hockey team dominated play and eventually wore down Brown in a methodical 5-0 win over the Bears on Saturday afternoon at Lynah Rink. Liz Zorn and Chelsea Karpekno had a goal and an assist each and Amanda Mazzotta registered her fifth shutout of the season to help Cornell improve to 8-4-2 (7-1-2 ECAC Hockey). The Bears fell to 1-10-3 with the loss (0-7-3 ECAC Hockey).

All five goals came in the second half of a period, with the Big Red attacking and eventually wearing down the Bears' defense. Cornell held a dominant edge in territorial control throughout, and five different players cashed in with goals. Both Karpenko and Zorn had goals and assists, while Hayley Hughes, Laura Fortino and Karlee Overguard also lit the lamp. Catherine White and Melanie Jue assisted on third period scores, while Lauriane Rougeau had a helper on the game's first score.

While the first snowfall in Ithaca this winter commenced outside, the Big Red offense was red-hot, holding a commanding 40-8 edge in shots on goal in the victory. Cornell outshot the Bears 14-2 in the first period, but Brown nearly got out of the session unscathed before Karpenko put away a power play scored with 1:45 left with Zorn and Lauriane Rougeau each earning an assist. That held up until Hayley Hughes and Laura Fortino scored five minutes apart near the end of the second period, both followng up their initial misses to put the puck past Katie Jamieson, who made 35 saves in the defeat.
 
Cornell was able to pile up two more even strength scores in the third to put the game away. Overguard made it 4-0 with 12:29 showing on the clock, while Zorn wrapped up the scoring less that three minutes later.

With exams on the horizon, the women's ice hockey team won't be back in action until Jan. 5 when it meets Syracuse at 7 p.m. at Lynah Rink.