ITHACA, N.Y. – Cornell junior goalie Maddie Henry posted a career-high 18 saves, the most ever for a Big Red goalie on Marsha Dodson Field, and the most for any Cornell netminder since Mel Jue stopped 19 at Albany on Sept. 6, 2008, but it wasn't enough as No. 5 Princeton used its high-powered offense to post a 4-0 win over field hockey this afternoon in Ithaca.
 
In addition to Henry's 18 stops, junior midfielder Kirsten Pienaar made two defensive saves. Pienaar entered the weekend ranked eighth in the nation for defensive saves and the two stops moves her into third place in Cornell history with six defensive saves this season. She needs just one more to move into a second place tie with Amy Galebach (2010) and three more to tie the school record set by Louisa Schulte-Bockum in 2015.
 
Princeton (12-4, 5-1) dominated play throughout the game, outshooting the Big Red 38-1 overall with a 24-0 advantage in shots on goal. The Tigers also had a 17-0 edge in penalty corners.
 
Henry was outstanding from the start with four saves before Princeton's Clara Roth scored off a misplayed clear to stake the visitors a 1-0 lead in the 10th minute. Just over four minutes later the Tigers were awarded a penalty stroke and Julianna Tornetta converted. Henry stopped six more shots down the stretch and Pienaar earned her second defensive save of the day as Princeton took a 2-0 lead into the break.
 
The Big Red's defense continued to battle through the early part of the second half until Tornetta got her second goal of the day off a penalty corner in the 65th minute and just over two minutes later Roth capped the scoring when she put back a rebound off the post on a penalty corner shot attempt.
 
Cornell (3-12, 0-6) is back in action tomorrow, Sunday, Oct. 28, when it plays its final non-conference game of the season vs. Bryant at 1 p.m. at Dodson Field. The game will serve as a fundraiser for the Central NY Chapter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation. Fans of the Big Red can donate online at: http://site.wish.org/goto/cufh.


The Make-A-Wish Foundation has an especially personal meaning to the team, and to junior Maddy Conklin, who was granted a wish in 2010 after being diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis. Since that time, Conklin has dedicated countless hours through volunteering and fundraising to give back to the MAW Foundation so other youth with life threatening illnesses can have their wishes granted. To read more about Conklin's journey, visit: www.CornellBigRed.com/Conklin_feature.