Box Score

ITHACA, N.Y. – Coming off back-to-back Frozen Four appearances, the Cornell women's ice hockey team looked right back in form in its season-opening exhibition Friday night at Lynah Rink.

The Big Red scored two goals in the first period, added one more in the second and broke out for three in the third for a resounding 6-0 victory against Brampton of the Women's Canadian Hockey League.

Freshman Jillian Saulnier started her Cornell career on the right foot, scoring two goals to lead the team. Rebecca Johnston, Laura Fortino and Brianne Jenner each had two assists.

The first goal came quickly when Johnston took a shot from the point just more than two minutes into the game. Fellow senior Kendice Ogilvie was in front of the net to deflect the shot through the legs of Brampton keeper Sonja Van der Bliek, and Cornell had a 1-0 lead.

Four minutes later, Saulnier scored on a two-on-one break by the Big Red. Johnston was again responsible for the primary assist, passing to Saulnier on her left for the easy putaway.

Four minutes into the second period, Saulnier struck again, this time on a pass from  sophomore Alyssa Gagliardi. The third period saw goals from Jessica Campbell, Catherine White and Olivia Cook as the game got chippy. Cook's goal came with under a minute left on a power play, making it the second power play goal the Big Red scored in the game. Cook also ended the night with a +3 rating to lead the team.

Brampton played undisciplined hockey, committing 11 penalties including a five-minute major late in the game for contact to the head. Cornell committed just three penalties and was perfect on the kill.

Senior goalie Amanda Mazzotta started the night for Cornell and recorded 31 minutes of shutout play, saving 10 shots. Lauren Slebodnick picked up where Mazzotta left off, stopping 11 Brampton shots in her 29 minutes and change.

Cornell starts its regular season on Oct. 25 in an ECAC Hockey battle with rival Colgate in Hamilton. The puck drops at 7 p.m.