Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. -- Rebecca Johnston scored a pair of goals and Laura Fortino scored one and had a pair of assists to lead the Cornell women's hockey team to a 3-1 victory over St. Lawrence on Friday afternoon at Lynah Rink. The win keeps top-ranked Cornell unbeaten in ECAC Hockey play at 7-0 and 12-1 overall, while St. Lawrence falls to 7-7-2 overall and 3-3 in league play.

Jessica Campbell, Karlee Overguard, Lauriane Rougeau and Brianne Jenner each chipped in an assist for the Big Red, who got 17 saves from Amanda Mazzotta in the victory. The Big Red finished the night scoreless in three power-play chances.

For St. Lawrence, Josee Belanger scored the lone goal, with Kelly Sabatine and Rylee Smith picking up assists. Maxie Weisz took the loss in goal, making 29 saves on the day. The Saints were scoreless in five power-play chances.

Cornell got on the board at the 8:12 mark of the game when Johnston scored the first of her two tallies. Campbell sent the puck toward the net, where it glanced off of Johnston's leg and into the back of the goal. Fortino made it 2-0 1:13 later when, after a shot by Karlee Overguard was blocked by the St. Lawrence defense, Fortino one-timed the puck through traffic and through the legs of Weisz as the Big Red took the 2-0 lead into the first intermission.

In the second period, Cornell needed just 13 seconds to add to the lead, as Johnston crashed the net and tipped home a pass from Jenner. From there, Cornell held onto the lead, in spite of Belanger's goal at the 11:29 mark of the period, firing a shot from the point that found its way through traffic before sneaking under the crossbar. 

The third period was scoreless, despite St. Lawrence ending the game with a 6-on-4 advantage for the final 1:47 after Weisz was pulled for the extra skater and Cornell down a man after a hooking call on Amber Overguard.

The Big Red closes out the fall semester on Saturday when it plays host to Clarkson in a 3 p.m. contest at Lynah Rink. Saturday's game will be a benefit game for the United Way of Tompkins County, with $1 for every ticket sold going to benefit the United Way.