ITHACA, N.Y. - The #4 Cornell women's ice hockey team will host a game against local foe, Colgate before heading to Hamilton for a rematch.
Game Information
Colgate at #4 Cornell
DATE: Friday, January 24
TIME: 3:00 PM
SITE: Lynah Rink - Ithaca, N.Y.
RECORD: Cornell 16-1-2, 10-0-2 ECAC Hockey; Colgate 13-9-4, 7-4-1 ECAC Hockey
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 41-15-4
STREAM (USA):
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STATS:
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#4 Cornell at Colgate
DATE: Saturday, January 25
TIME: 3:00 PM
SITE: Class of 1965 Arena - Hamilton, N.Y.
RECORD: Cornell 16-1-2, 10-0-2 ECAC Hockey; Colgate 13-9-4, 7-4-1 ECAC Hockey
SERIES RECORD: Cornell leads, 41-15-4
STREAM (USA):
ESPN+
STREAM (INT'L):
Stretch Internet
STATS:
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TICKETS: free
*records as of Jan. 21
Cornell game notes
Colgate game notes
About the Big Red
After two big wins against Ivy League foes Dartmouth and #9 Harvard, Cornell remains ranked fourth in both the USCHO.com poll and the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll. The Big Red is 16-1-2 on the season with a 10-0-2 record in ECAC Hockey.
Cornell has earned wins against Quinnipiac (twice), #6 Princeton (twice), St. Lawrence, Yale and Brown in ECAC Hockey and the team tied #6 Clarkson. Outside of the conference, the Big Red beat #8 Robert Morris twice, Syracuse and #6 Ohio State. The one loss came on November 29 at #6 Ohio State. To open 2020, the Big Red swept Mercyhurst with a 6-2 win and a 2-1 victory in overtime on Jan. 4-5 before tying Union 1-1 (Jan. 17) and beating Rensselaer 2-0 (Jan. 18) on the road.
With 19 games under her belt, senior defender
Jaime Bourbonnais leads the team with 26 points on four goals and 22 assists. She has earned a point in all but two games (at St. Lawrence and #6 Princeton), including three games with three assists. Her longest, and current, point streak of the season is seven games.
Junior forward
Maddie Mills follows with 23 points on 11 goals and 12 assists. Mills has had six multi-point games. Most recently, she scored two goals against Dartmouth (1/17).
Senior forward
Kristin O'Neill follows in third place with 20 points on 11 goals and nine assists. Along with six multi-point games on the season, she holds the longest point streak after earning a point in 10-straight games.
Lindsay Browning became the first goalie in program history to open the season with three shutouts when the team beat Quinnipiac, 1-0. In 19 games, Browning has 344 saves for a .958 save percentage. The junior goalie has let 15 shots past her and into the net for a .80 goals against average. She earned her sixth shutout of the season against #9 Harvard (1/18).
Work as a Team, Win as a Team
- The Cornell Big Red women's ice hockey team ranks:
- 1st in the nation in scoring defense (.84 goals per game - 15 in 19 games)
- 1st in the nation in penalty kills (93.4% - 71/76 penalties killed)
- 1st in the nation in current unbeaten streak (9 games)
- 1st in the nation in scoring margin (3.11 - 3.95 goals for per game, .84 goals against per game)
- 1st in combined special teams (59.9% - 88/147)
- 2nd in the nation in team winning percentage (.895)
- 4th in the nation in scoring offense (3.95 goals per game - 75 in 19 games)
- 6th in the nation in power plays (23.9% - 17/71)
- 1st in the ECAC Hockey league in goal against average (.84)
- 1st in the ECAC Hockey league in winning percentage (.895)
- 1st in the ECAC Hockey league in goals per game (3.95)
- 1st in the ECAC Hockey league in penalty kill percentage (.934)
- 2nd in the ECAC Hockey league in power play percentage (.239)
Individuals Ranked Nationally
- Jaime Bourbonnais
- 2nd in points per game (defenseman) (1.37)
- 4th in assists per game (1.16)
- 14th in points per game (1.37); tied with Kayla Friesen (Clarkson)
- Lindsay Browning
- 1st in goals against average (.80)
- 1st in winning percentage (.895)
- 2nd in save percentage (.958)
- 2nd in shutouts (6); tied with Sydney Scobee (Minnesota)
- Amy Curlew
- 16th in power-play goals per game (.21); tied with five other people including Maddie Mills
- 44th in goals per game (.47)
- Izzy Daniel
- 20th in points per game (freshman) (.67)
- Gillis Frechette
- 31st in goals per game (.53); tied with Kayla Friesen (Clarkson)
- 38th in points per game (1.00); tied with 12 other people
- Grace Graham
- 12th in short-handed goals per game (.05); tied with 12 other people
- Paige Lewis
- 24th in assists per game (.74)
- 25th in points per game (1.05)
- Maddie Mills
- 16th in power-play goals per game (.21); tied with five other people including Amy Curlew
- 21st in goals per game (.58)
- 22nd in points per game (1.21)
- 38th in assists per game (.63); tied with Maggie Connors (Princeton)
- Kristin O'Neill
- 13th in goals per game (.65)
- 27th in points per game (1.18)
- Willow Slobodzian
- 15th in points per game (defenseman) (.82); tied with Micah Zandee-Hart and Claire Thompson (Princeton)
- 25th in assists per game (.71)
- Micah Zandee-Hart
- 15th in points per game (defenseman) (.82); tied with Willow Slobodzian and Claire Thompson (Princeton)
- 48th in assists per game (.59)
Individuals Ranked in ECAC Hockey
- Jaime Bourbonnais
- 2nd in assists per game (1.16)
- 3rd in plus/minus (+23); tied with Elizabeth Giguere (Clarkson)
- 4th in power-play assists per game (.32); tied with Maggie Connors (Princeton)
- 6th in points per game (1.37); tied with Kayla Friesen (Clarkson)
- Lindsay Browning
- 1st in goals against average (.80)
- 1st in save percentage (.958)
- 1st in shutouts (6)
- 1st in win percentage (.895)
- Amy Curlew
- 4th in power-play goals per game (.21); tied with Maddie Mills
- 6th in game-winning goals per game (.16); tied with three other people including Maddie Mills
- 9th in plus/minus (+18); tied with four other people including Micah Zandee-Hart
- 14th in goals per game (.47)
- Izzy Daniel
- 9th in power-play points per game (.33); tied with Dominique Petrie (Harvard)
- Devon Facchinato
- 8th in power-play assists per game (.24)
- Gillis Frechette
- 5th in plus/minus (+22)
- 9th in goals per game (.53); tied with Kayla Friesen (Clarkson)
- 13th in points per game (1.00); tied with five other people
- Grace Graham
- 6th in short-handed goals per game (.05); tied with CC Bowlby (Dartmouth) and Carly Bullock (Princeton)
- 7th in plus/minus (+20)
- Paige Lewis
- 6th in plus/minus (+21)
- 9th in assists per game (.74)
- 12th in points per game (1.05)
- Maddie Mills
- 4th in power-play goals per game (.21); tied with Maddie Mills
- 5th in power-play points per game (.42); tied with Maggie Connors (Princeton)
- 6th in game-winning goals per game (.16); tied with three other people including Amy Curlew
- 8th in plus/minus (+19); tied with Elle Hartje (Yale)
- 8th in goals per game (.58)
- 8th in points per game (1.21)
- 14th in assists per game (.63); tied with Maggie Connors (Princeton)
- Kristin O'Neill
- 2nd in face-off percentage (.609)
- 5th in game-winning goals per game (.18)
- 7th in goals per game (.65)
- 9th in points per game (1.18)
- Willow Slobodzian
- 1st in plus/minus (+24); tied with Sarah Fillier (Princeton)
- 10th in assists per game (.71)
- Micah Zandee-Hart
- 1st in power-play assists per game (.35); ties with Sarah Fillier (Princeton)
- 3rd in power-play points per game (.47)
- 9th in plus/minus (+18); tied with four other people including Amy Curlew
- 18th in assists per game (.59)
Cornell Career Records
- Kristin O'Neill
- Ranks 1st in short-handed goals (10)
- Ranks 2nd in game-winning goals (19) … Needs two more to pass Brianne Jenner (2010-12, 14).
- Ranks 5th in shots on goal (494) … Needs three more to pass Jessica Campbell (2010-13)
- Ranks 10th in plus/minus (+71) … Needs +4 to pass Jaime Bourbonnais.
- Needs one goal to be tied for tenth in goals (68) with Chelsea Karpenko (2008-11)
- Needs one more power-play goal to be tied for eighth in PPGs (16) with Laura Fortino (2009-12), Colette Bredin (1996-98) and Digit Degidio (1979-82).
- Needs 19 points to be tied for tenth in points (144) with Diane Dillon (1979-82)
- Maddie Mills
- Ranks 4th in power-play goals (19); tied with Emily Fulton (2011-14) and Catherine White (2008-11) … Needs one more to be tied with Brianne Jenner (2010-12, 14) and Rebecca Johnston (2007-08, 10-11) for second place.
- Ranks 10th in game-winning goals (11) … Needs one more game-winning goal to be tied for fifth with five other people
- Needs one more short-handed goal to be tied for seventh in short-handed goals (4) with Taylor Woods (2012-15), Jessica Campbell (2010-13), Janna Dewar (1994), Linda Campbell (2010-13) and Digit Degidio (1979-82)
- Lindsay Browning
- Ranks 7th in shutouts (7); tied with Melissa Junkala (1995-98) and Sarah Mott (1978-81) … Needs one more to hold seventh place to herself
- Ranks 9th in goalie wins (20); tied with Sanya Sandahl (1999-02) and Laura MacPhail (1977-78) … Needs one more to hold ninth place to herself or two more to be tied for eighth with Chantal Toth (1989-92).
- Jaime Bourbonnais
- Ranks 9th in plus/minus (+74) … Needs +7 to pass Catherine White (2008-11)
- Needs 15 more assists to be tied for tenth in assists (89) with Laurianne Rougeau (2009-12)
Cornell Seasonal Records
- Lindsay Browning
- Ranks 3rd in shutouts (6); tied with Marlene Boissonnault (2018 season) and Kathryn LoPresti (1988 season) … Needs five more to tie the record, or six to break the season record
- Ranks 9th in wins (16); tied with Amanda Mazzota (2010 season) … Needs two more to be ranked fifth
- Grace Graham
- Needs one more short-handed goal to enter the top-10 and be tied for seventh with two short-handed goals in a season
Last Week in Review
- Cornell hosted Dartmouth and Harvard for an Ivy League weekend on Jan. 17-18.
- On Friday, junior Maddie Mills and sophomore Gillis Frechette each scored two goals while junior Willow Slobodzian scored the fifth goal. The Big Green closed out the game with a single goal in the third period for the Big Red's 5-1 win.
- On Saturday, Cornell earned a 7-0 shutout victory against #9 Harvard. Senior Grace Graham started the goal-scoring with less than two minutes left in the first period. Graham, Frechette and freshman Izzy Daniel each scored two goals and senior Jaime Bourbonnais scored the seventh goal of the evening. Against the Crimson, the Big Red went 3-4 on power plays and 1-1 for penalty kills.
First Points
- Sophomore Athena Song earned her first collegiate point against Harvard on Saturday, Jan. 18.
About Colgate
- With an overall record of 13-9-4, the Raiders are 7-4-1 within the ECAC Hockey league.
- Colgate has been able to beat ECAC Hockey foes, Quinnipiac (11/2), Brown (11/15), Yale (11/16), Rensselaer (1/10), Union (1/11), Harvard (1/17) and Dartmouth (1/18) with losses to Princeton (twice) (11/1 & 12/7), Clarkson (11/8) and Quinnipiac (12/6). The singular in-conference tie came against St. Lawrence (11/9). Outside of the conference, the Raiders have found victory over Holy Cross (9/21), Mercyhurst (10/4), Syracuse (10/18-19), Connecticut (10/25) and RIT (11/26).
- Freshman forward Danielle Serdachny leads the team with 22 points on seven goals and 15 assists. Most recently, the rookie earned two assists against Union.
- Freshman forward Sammy Smigliani follows with 18 points on 11 goals and seven assists. Over the last weekend, Smigliani scored a goal against Dartmouth and notched a goal and an assist against Harvard.
- Senior Liz Auby leads the goalies with 1312:17 in goal. On 529 saves and 42 goals against she has a .926 save percentage and 1.92 goals against average.
The Series vs Colgate
- Cornell and Colgate first met during the 1973-74 season with the Big Red leading the all-time series, 41-15-4.
- Last season, the two met for the 20th and 21st game as Cornell swept the weekend with a 4-2 win on both Friday, Jan. 25, 2019 and Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. Of the eight goals scored, five were scored by current members on the team: junior Maddie Mills and seniors Kristin O'Neill, Paige Lewis, Amy Curlew and Grace Graham. Lenka Serdar '19 scored the other three in the two-game sweep.
Two Peas in a Pod
- Micah Zandee-Hart and Kristin O'Neill will be serving as the team's captains for the second year.
- Zandee-Hart led the 2018-19 squad with 55 blocks, while also finishing third with 17 assists and sixth with 21 points.
- O'Neill led last year's team with 22 goals while finishing second in points (38) and tying for first in power-play goals (7).
Border Battle
- Out of the 28 players on the roster, 17 are from the United States while nine call Canada home.
- The Americans have representatives from Minnesota (4), Massachusetts (3), California (2), New York (2), Michigan (1), Iowa (1), Illinois (1), Pennsylvania (1), Virginia (1) and Connecticut (1).
- The Canadians on the roster come from five different provinces: Ontario (5), New Brunswick (1), Saskatchewan (1), British Columbia (1) and Newfoundland and Labrador (1).
- Now entering his 15th season directing the Cornell women's ice hockey program in 2019-20, Doug Derraugh has brought the Big Red women to their place among the nation's elite.
- Derraugh has a 267-150-42 record in his first 14 seasons as the head coach of the Big Red, with his 200th coming in the form of a 4-2 win against Yale in 2016.
- Cornell has made the ECAC Hockey Tournament each of the last 12 seasons, won the tournament four of the last 10 years and advanced to the NCAA Tournament in seven of those seasons.
- The 2019 American Hockey Coaches Association National Coach of the Year guided the Big Red to the national title game in his fifth season and back-to-back-to-back NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2012. Cornell returned to the NCAA Frozen Four in 2019 after finishing as National Quarter Finalists in 2013, 2014 and 2017.
- He led the team to five consecutive 20-win seasons for the first time in program history in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 and 2013-14.
About Associate Head Coach Edith Racine
- Edith Racine enters her first season as the associate head coach after serving as an assistant coach for 10 years prior.
- Under her direction, the Big Red has seen vast improvement among its goaltenders. During her time at Lynah, Racine has most notably coached Amanda Mazzota, Lauren Slebodnick, Paula Voorheis and Marlene Boissonnault.
- During her first season with the Big Red, Racine coached Mazzota to finish as the national leader in shutouts (11) in the 2009-10 season, breaking the Cornell single season record for both men's and women's ice hockey. Mazzota was also the national leader for goals against average (1.11) after the close of the 2010-11 season, as well as the runner-up in save percentage.
- Slebodnick finished her career with the top spot in Cornell history for career wins (68) and sixth-best goals against average in the nation during the 2012-13 season.
- Voorheis was named to the ECAC Hockey All-Rookie Team in 2013-14. She finished her career after the 2016-17 campaign ranked second all-time in save percentage (.925) and saves (2,238) and third in goals against average (2.14).
- Most recently, Racine has coached Marlene Boissonnault to national success. Boissonnault finished her senior season (2018-19) ranked second in the nation, and first in the ECAC, in goals against average (1.64). Boissonnault was named ECAC Hockey Goaltender of the Week six times in her career (2x in 2018-19 and 4x in 2017-18). She finished the second-winningest goalie in program history with 56 wins.
Up Next
- Following the split weekend, the Big Red will host its North Country foes, Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The Golden Knights will visit Ithaca, N.Y. on Friday for a 6 p.m. game before the Saints play Cornell at 3 p.m. on Saturday.
