ITHACA, N.Y -Â The #9 Big Red took the ice in an ECAC Hockey matchup against Princeton at Lynah Rink on Friday night. Cornell notched goals in each period of the contest, pushing them to a 4-1 victory over their Ivy-League foe.
Princeton standout Sarah Fillier opened the game up with a goal 19 seconds after puck drop. The Big Red would respond just over one minute later, with a goal from
Kaitlin Jockims to even the game at one apiece. The goals came early and often, as
Gillis Frechette put Cornell ahead 2-1 with a goal five minutes into the first period.
Sophomore forward
Gabbie Rud tacked on another Big Red goal 4:44 minutes into the second period, extending the lead to 3-1.
Coming off a weekend where she registered a hat trick and her first Cornell goal,
Avi Adam netted another one, pushing the lead to 4-1 which would ultimately be the result.
The Big Red were locked in during the Princeton powerplay, as they killed five Tiger power plays throughout the course of the game.
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Next Action
The #9 -ranked Cornell Big Red will return Lynah Rink on Saturday Jan. 14, as they play host to the #4-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.