ITHACA, N.Y.— Sarah Knee '18 and Lenka Serdar '19 are among the seven Cornell women's ice hockey alumnae competing at the 2021 IIHF Women's World Championship Aug. 20-31 in Calgary.

A 6'1" defenseman, Knee represents Hungary, while former teammate and forward Serdar plays for the Czech Republic.

Sarah Knee | Defense | Toronto, Ont. | Hungary
A staple on the Big Red's blue line for four years, the 2018 First-Team All-Ivy and ECAC Third Team honoree played in all 131 games over her career. As a senior she totaled a career season-high 22 points expedited by a five-game scoring streak where she recorded seven assists. A threat on both defense and scoring units, Knee dished 27 apples and blocked 135 shots during her time at Cornell.

Lenka Serdar | Forward | Lexington, Mass. | Czech Republic
An All-Ivy Honorable Mention in 2018, Serdar finished her senior season ranked third on the team in goals (12), fifth in points (25) and recorded two of her 12 goals on the shorthand, a mark which led the team. As a junior, she totaled six multi-point games on the year that included two three-point outings on the road against Colgate (Dec. 2, 2017) and at Syracuse (Jan. 9, 2018). She ended both her junior and senior seasons with a plus-12 rating.

With both teams playing in the tournament's B group, the former teammates will meet once again on Sunday, Aug. 22 during the Hungary/Czech Republic tilt slated for 2 p.m. ET at WinSport Arena at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary.

Since the first IIHF Women's Worlds tournament in 1990, neither Hungary or the Czech Republic have ever advanced to a gold or bronze-medal game. Hungary recently moved to the IIHF's pinnacle level, Top Division, with a first-place finish in the 2019 Division I Group A tournament, while the Czech Republic's best finish came in 2016 and '19 when the team finished sixth in the Top Division.

Hungary at the IIHF Women's World Championship
Saturday, Aug. 21, 2 p.m. ET vs. Germany                                                                                                             
Sunday, Aug. 22, 2 p.m. ET vs. Czech Republic                                                                  
Tuesday, Aug. 24, 9:30 p.m. ET vs. Japan                                                                                                 
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 9:30 p.m. ET vs. Denmark     
Saturday, Aug. 28, quarterfinal game*                                                                                                               
Monday, Aug. 30, semifinal game*                                                                                                                 
Tuesday, Aug. 31, gold and bronze-medal games*  
                                                                                                              
Czech Republic at the IIHF Women's World Championship                                                                          
Friday, Aug. 20, 2 p.m. ET vs. Denmark                                                                                                            
Sunday, Aug. 22, 2 p.m. ET vs. Hungary                                                                                                       
Monday, Aug. 23, 6 p.m. ET vs. Japan
Wednesday, Aug. 25, 6 p.m. ET vs. Germany     
Saturday, Aug. 28, quarterfinal game*                                                                                                           
Monday, Aug. 30, semifinal game*                                                                                                               
Tuesday, Aug. 31, gold and bronze-medal games*
                                                                                                                            
*must win to play