#9 Big Red Welcome ECAC Foes Princeton, #4 Quinnipiac to Lynah Rink

Doug Derraugh '91
The Everett Family Head Coach of Cornell Women's Ice Hockey

PUCK DROP
• No. 9-ranked Cornell women's hockey will host ECAC Hockey opponents Princeton and #4 Quinnipiac this weekend at Lynah Rink.

LYNAH FAITHFUL
• Cornell has excelled at playing in front of the fans at Lynah Rink, who are deemed the Lynah Faithful, over the last 12-plus seasons. The Big Red have had at least a .500 win percentage at home in 11 of the past 12-plus seasons of competition, posting an overall record of 160-39-16 in that span.

• Since the 2009-10 season, Cornell's .781 win percentage on home ice ranks as the third-highest by a Division I program in that span. The Big Red trail perennial powers Wisconsin and Minnesota.

• The Big Red's .781 win percentage is the highest by a current ECAC program, with the closest program to Cornell being Clarkson, who ranks fourth nationally with its .775 win percentage (180-43-26).

BIG RED ON THE ROAD
• Cornell split their previous road stand after tying the first game in comeback fashion against No. 3-ranked Yale but then winning the next game against Brown, putting the Big Red at 3-2-1 (.500) away from Lynah Rink this season.

GUILDAY, DERRAUGH IN RIVALRY SERIES
• Sophomore defenseman Rory Guilday and Doug Derraugh '91, the Everett Family Head Coach of Women's Hockey, faced off each other earlier this season in the Rivalry Series between the Canadian and American Women's National Teams.

• Guilday, who appeared with Team USA in September at the IIHF Women's World Championships in Denmark, was one of six collegiate players on Team USA in this series. Guilday was joined by a handful of players from the collegiate ranks, which included Ohio State's Gabby Rosenthal and Riley Brengman, Minnesota State's Kelsey King, Northeastern's Maureen Murphy, and Clarkson's Haley Winn.

• Derraugh, was named to the Canadian Women's National Team coaching staff on Oct. 19, and held the honor of being behind the bench for Team Canada as they played against Team USA in Kelowna, British Columbia and in Seattle at Climate Pledge Arena, home of the NHL's Seattle Kraken.

ECAC PRESEASON POLL
• During ECAC's annual media day, Cornell was picked to finish sixth in the preseason poll, the conference announced Sept. 14.

• Colgate was selected the preseason favorite after receiving six of the 11 possible first-place votes. The Raiders finished with a conference-best 115 points.

• Yale, who received three first-place votes, was picked second with 98 points, and Princeton ended with 97 points and one first-place selection. Quinnipiac had the fourth-most points (92 points), while Clarkson received the last first-place vote, finishing with 86 points, good for fifth.

• Cornell (73 points), Harvard (67), St. Lawrence (60), Brown (33), RPI (30), Dartmouth (27), and Union (14) rounded out the preseason voting.

GUILDAY NAMED TO ECAC PRESEASON TEAM
• Sophomore Rory Guilday was one of two defensemen named to the All-ECAC Hockey preseason team during the conference's annual media day on Sept. 14.

• Guilday had a strong freshman year for the Big Red last season. In 29 games, the 5-foot-11 defender logged 18 points (seven goals, 11 assists) while blocking 74 shots, which was second on the team, trailing Ashley Messier's team-high 78 blocks.

REPRESENTING ECAC WELL
• After opening the season ranked No. 12 team in the DCU/USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls, Cornell has remained among the top 15 in all seven polls this year.

• In the most recent iteration, Cornell dropped in the ranking to No. 10 in the DCU/USCHO.com poll, while remaining steady at No. 10 in the USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine poll.

• Cornell is currently one of six ECAC Hockey programs ranked among the top 15 programs in both the DCU/USCHO.com and USA Today/USA Hockey Magazine polls. Harvard and St. Lawrence are ECAC programs currently receiving votes in both polls.

ABOUT PRINCETON
• The Princeton Tigers sit right in the middle of the pack of the ECAC Hockey standings (sixth) as their 9-6-1 (5-5-1 ECAC Hockey) record indicates.

• Junior forward Sarah fillier leads the way for the Tigers with 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists), followed by freshman forward Issy Wunder who has accounted for 15 points (six goals, nine assists) so far on the year.

• Sophomore goaltender Jennifer Olnowich has started 20 games in the net for the Tigers, posting a 5-4-0 record with a 2.23 goals-against average and a .900 save percentage.

THE SERIES
• Princeton leads the all-time series with Cornell, 49-48-8. The Big Red tied with the Tigers 2-2 during their last matchup in Nashville, TN.

LAST TIME OUT WITH PRINCETON
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NASHVILLE, TENN -- (November, 27, 2022)– The Big Red and the Tigers went goal for goal throughout regulation, ultimately leading to a defensive battle in overtime where neither team notched a point, resulting in a shootout.

ABOUT QUINNIPIAC
• Quinnipiac has been dominant so far this season, getting off to a 20-3-0 (10-1-0 ECACH), and currently sits atop the ECAC Hockey standings.

• Junior forward Olivia Mobley leads the way for the Bobcats with 31 points (11 goals, 20 assists), followed by graduate forward Shay Maloney who has registered 21 points (10 goals, 11 assists) on the season.

• Graduate goalie Logan Angers has started in 15 games in the net for the Bobcats, posting a 12-3-0 record with a 1.34 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage.

THE SERIES
• Cornell leads the all-time series with Quinnipiac, 18-12-7. The Bobcats outscored the Buckeyes 4-1during their last matchup in Hamden, CT.

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HAMDEN, CT -- (October 28, 2022)– Maya Labad was one of three Quinnipiac players to register multi-point nights as the No. 7-ranked Bobcats posted a 4-1 victory over No. 8-ranked Cornell at M&T Bank Arena.

PREVIOUSLY ON ICE
FRIDAY RECAP | BOX SCORE

#10 Women's Ice Hockey cruise to victory in a 7-2 route of the Union Dutchwomen at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

Freshman forward Avi Adam completed the first hat-trick of her Cornell career, as she netted two goals in the second period followed by the Big Red insurance marker 48 seconds into the third period.

Cornell had five players register multiple points, in which included Adam (hat trick), Izzy Daniel (one goal, one assist), Gillis Frechette (one goal, two assists), Mckenna Van Gelder (two assists), and Grace Dwyer (one goal, two assists).

The first 10 minutes of the contests was a defensive battle until Daniel struck the back of the net for the opening goal of the game with eight minutes remaining in the first period. Just over two minutes later Dwyer registered a goal that was assisted by Frechette and Van Gelder to give the Big Red a 2-0 lead.

Cornell followed that period with a four goal explosion. Adam (two), Alyssa Regalado (one), and Frechette (one) all put the puck in the net to give the Big Red a 6-0 lead heading into the final period.

Just 48 seconds into the third period Adam completed the hat trick with an impressive goal that was assisted from Dwyer. The Dutchwomen would put in two late period goals from Paige Greco and Carmen Merlo.
 

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#10 women's ice hockey outlast RPI 1-0 in a defensive battle on Saturday at Lynah Rink behind a 14 save shutout from junior goaltender Deanna Fraser.

RPI scored what seemed to be the first goal of the contest midway through the opening period, but was called off for an offside infraction which lead to a scoreless first period.

Nearly eight minutes into the second period, Leah MacSween netted the opening goal of the game assisted by Izzy Daniel and Lily Delianedis.

Both teams held there own in the final period of play despite each committing third period penalties, as the Big Red would hold on to defend home ice.

Fraser registered her second shutout of the season, with her first one coming in the 3-0 victory against Mercyhurst.

2022-23 Roster

If you’ve never been to a Big Red hockey game at Cornell’s James Lynah Rink, there are quite a few things you’ve never experienced. You’ve never camped out in line just to get season tickets and ensure your spot as one of the raucous and devoted "Lynah Faithful." But most importantly, if you’ve never been to Lynah, you’ve never really experienced all the best that college hockey has to offer.

Lynah Rink, which turned 65 years old in 2022, is the home of Big Red hockey. The rink, which was dedicated April 6, 1957, was named in honor of the late James Lynah (class of 1905), director of athletics at Cornell from 1935-43.