The Cornell women's ice hockey travels with hopes for a successful weekend at the Capital District against Union and Rensselaer.

 

Union

• Before starting ECAC Hockey play in November, Union collected an overall record of 0-5-1. Since the opening of conference play, the Dutchwomen found two victories against Brow (Nov. 9) and Quinnipiac (Nov. 16). Most recently, Union fell to Harvard, 7-2, on Jan. 3 and tied Dartmouth, 3-3, on Jan. 4. Overall, the Dutchwomen have a 2-15-4 record with a 2-5-2 ECAC Hockey record.
• Senior Rachel de Perio and freshman Leah Herrfort lead the team with nine points each. Herrfort has notched three goals and six assists while de Perio has four goals and five assists. 
• Herrfort earned a point in seven different games, assisting on two goals against both Brown and Quinnipiac. De Perio had points in five games, finishing four with two points.
• Herrfort is tied for 48th in the nation in points per game (freshman) (.45).
• Freshman Bella McKee leads the goalies with 18 starts for 1108:53 in goal. With 606 saves and 58 goals against, McKee has a .913 save percentage and 3.14 goals against average.
• McKee's .913 save percentage is good for 27th in the nation while her 3.14 goals against average is good for 40th in the nation.
• De Perio, Cheyenne Harris and Megan Ryan have each scored a shot-handed goal. The team's three short-handed goals are tied for second in the ECAC Hockey League. 
• The team is ranked 37th in the nation for scoring offense (1.52 goals per game), 36th in the nation for scoring defense (3.62 goals per game), and 36th in scoring margin (-2.10).
• The Dutchwomen's penalty kill unit is tied for 29th in the nation (80.8%) while the power play unit ranks 35th (10.5%).
 

The Series

• Cornell and Union first met during the 2003-04 season with the Big Red leading the all-time series, 29-1-2.
• Cornell won both meetings in the 2018-19 season, the first of which being a 7-0 shutout on Feb. 1, 2019. The Big Red had five players with multipoint performances led by Kristin O'Neill's three points.
• The second game last season closed with a smaller score margin. Grace Graham and Pippy Gerace '19 combined for the 2-1 win on Feb. 23, 2019.
• The program's lone loss against Union occurred on Feb. 28, 2004 in a 3-1 decision in Schenectady, N.Y.
 

2019-20 Union Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Head Coach: Josh Sciba (Notre Dame '07)
            Record at Union: 18-93-12
            Overall Record: 28-109-20
 

2019-20 Union Women's Ice Hockey Information

2018-19 Record: 4-28-2
            Home / Away / Neutral : 2-13-1 / 2-13-1 / 0-2-0
2018-2019 ECAC Hockey Record / Finish: 2-19-1 / 12th
 

Union Women's Ice Hockey Historical Information

First Year of Women's Ice Hockey: 1999-2000
Overall All-Time Record: 94-488-52
Overall ECAC Hockey Record (joined 2003-04): 19-301-24 
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
Frozen Four Appearances: 0
NCAA Titles: 0
 

Rensselaer

• Before starting ECAC Hockey play in November, Rensselaer collected an overall record of 0-6-1 with two game series against Minnesota State - Mankato (Sept. 27-28), Merrimack (Oct. 4-5) and Penn State (Oct. 11-12) with a single tie against Holy Cross (Oct. 27). Since the opening of conference play, the Engineers have lost 10 conference games, three of which were one goal decisions, against St. Lawrence (Nov. 1), 2-1, #5 Clarkson (Nov. 2), 5-4, and Brown (Nov. 8), 2-1.
Senior forward Blake Orosz leads the team with six points. She scored the lone goal against St. Lawrence and Princeton (Nov. 16). Additionally, she scored two of four goals against Clarkson (Nov. 2).
• Senior forward Sabrina Repaci follows with five points on one goal and four assists. Most recently, Repaci earned an assist against Princeton.
• Freshman Ena Nystrom leads the goalies with 15 starts for 845:24 in goal. With 599 saves and 46 goals against, Nystrom has a .923 save percentage and a 3.26 goals against average. 
• Nystrom's save percentage is ranked 16th in the nation while her goals against average is good for 41st in the nation.
• Freshman Amanda Rampado follows with five starts for 355:55 in goal. With 232 saves and 20 goals against, Rampado has a .914 save percentage and 3.37 goals against average.
• The Engineers' scoring defense is ranked 32nd in the nation (3.33 goals per game).
• Rensselaer's penalty kill unit is ranked 24th in the nation (81.8%) while its power play unit is ranked 37th (8.1%).
 

The Series

• The series between these two teams dates back to the 2006-07 season with Cornell holding a 24-8-0 advantage. 
• The Big Red played opposite the Engineers five times during the 2018-19 season. In the first of the series, on Feb. 2, Kristin O'Neill led the 5-0 decision with three goals. Including O'Neill, five skaters earned multiple points.
• To close the regular season against Rensselaer, Cornell earned an 8-2 victory on Feb. 22. O'Neill scored the first goal in just 14 seconds. 14 different players earned points while eight had a multipoint game led by O'Neill's three points.
• Opening the 2018-19 postseason, Rensselaer and Cornell played in a three-game series for the ECAC Hockey quarterfinals. On March 1, the Big Red won 2-1 in overtime but the Engineers evened the weekend with a 2-0 win on March 2. Cornell advanced to the conference's semifinals with a 6-1 victory on March 3. To close the weekend, Bella Kang scored her first career goal.
 

2019-20 Rensselaer Women's Ice Hockey Head Coach

Head Coach: Bryan Vines (Denver '02)
            Record at Rensselaer: 23-57-12
            Overall Record: 23-57-12
 

2019-20 Rensselaer Women's Ice Hockey Information

2018-19 Record: 14-18-5
            Home / Away / Neutral: 8-6-3 / 5-12-2 / 1-0-0
2018-2019 ECAC Hockey Record / Finish: 10-11-1 / 8th
 

Rensselaer Women's Ice Hockey Historical Information

First Year of Women's Ice Hockey: 1995-96
Overall All-Time Record: 315-368-74
Overall ECAC Hockey Record (joined 2004-05): 128-168-32
NCAA Tournament Appearances: 0
Frozen Four Appearances: 0
NCAA Titles: 0