ITHACA N.Y. - There was no shortage of scoring as the No. 9-ranked Cornell women's hockey posted a hard-fought 7-6 victory over ECAC Hockey foe St. Lawrence on Friday night at Lynah Rink.
Izzy Daniel,
Ashley Messier, and Kaitlyn Jockims led the way for the Big Red (4-1-0, 2-1-0 ECAC) as the trio all registered one goal and two assists.
Gillis Frechette (one goal, one assist),
Mckenna Van Gelder (two goals), and
Rory Guilday (two assists) chipped in two points apiece.
The Saints came marching in with a goal from Kristina Bahl 27 seconds into the game to put St. Lawrence up 1-0.
Van Gelder followed up Bahl's goal with back-to-back goals to give the Big Red its first lead of the contest.
Frechette tacked on the final Cornell goal of the opening period, pushing the Big Red's lead to 3-1.
Kiley Mastel scored for St. Lawrence in the closing seconds of the first period, shortening the deficit, and briefly halting momentum for the Big Red.
Julia Gosling scored for the Saints to open the second period and tying the game at 3-3.
Penalties were the story of the second period as each team proceeded to score its next two goals during power-play opportunities.
Jockims logged two of her three points on the night in the second period, scoring a power-play goal off feeds from Messier and
Rory Guilday to give Cornell a 4-3 lead.
Following consecutive power-play goals by the Saints, Jockims factored on Messier's power-play goal that tied the game, 5-5, with 12 seconds left in the second.
Anna Segedi broke the 5-5 tie in the third period, giving the Saints a 6-5 advantage.
The Big Red ended up playing without the reigning ECAC Hockey Player of the Year,
Gillis Frechette, after she was assessed a major penalty, resulting in a five-minute power play for the Saints.
Daniel, while shorthanded, tied the game up at 6-all with an unassisted goal with 11 minutes left to play.
Shortly after,
Lily Delianedis scored during a 4-on-4 situation to put Cornell ahead 7-6.
Looking Ahead
Cornell returns to Lynah Rink on Saturday for a 3 p.m. meeting with #10 Clarkson. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.