#10 Big Red Prepare For Weekend Series Against #5 Colgate

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

PUCK DROP
• The No. 10-ranked Cornell Big Red will take on #5 Colgate in an ECAC Hockey weekend series.

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 COLGATE
• The Colgate Raiders are currently ranked fifth in the country as they hold a 19-3-1 (9-2-0 ECACH) record.

• Senior forward Danielle Serdachny leads the way for the Raiders with 42 points (16 goals, 26 assists), followed by junior forward Kristyna Kaltounkova who has also accounted for 29 points (13 goals, 16assists) so far on the year.

• Sophomore goaltender Hannah Murphy has started 11 games in the net for the Raiders, posting a 11-1-0 record with a 1.44 goals-against average and a .927 save percentage.

THE SERIES
• Cornell leads series over Colgate, 33-7-2 • Colgate won the last meeting, 3-2 (Feb. 26, 2022 in Hamilton, NY)

LAST TIME OUT WITH COLGATE
RECAP | BOX SCORE

HAMILTON, N.Y. -- (February, 26, 2022)– Colgate used a pair of goals 44 seconds apart late in the second period before getting the winner on the power play early in the third to rally past the Cornell women's hockey team, 3-2, in Saturday's Game 2 of a ECAC Hockey Championship quarterfinal series at Class of 1965 Arena.

PREVIOUSLY ON ICE
FRIDAY RECAP | BOX SCORE

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.

SATURDAY RECAP | BOX SCORE

The #9 Big Red faced off against the #4 Quinnipiac Bobcats at Lynah Rink on Saturday night.

The Bobcats got off to a fast start, scoring three goals in the opening period of the contest. Madison Chantler, Jess Schryver, and Maya Labad were credited for the Bobcat goals.

Sadie Peart and Schryver netted the puck for Quinnipiac to stretch the lead to 5-0 going into the final period.

The Bobcats scored six consecutive goals, as Shay Maloney got on the board five minutes into the third period.

Freshman forward Avi Adam took advantage of the power play, putting the Big Red in the scoring column during the final minute of play.

The #4 Bobcats started fast and never slowed down as the claimed a 6-1 victory against the #9 Big Red.

TUESDAY RECAP | BOX SCORE

The #10 Cornell women's ice hockey team earned a 4-1 victory against the Syracuse Orange on Tuesday night at Tennity Ice Pavilion.

The Big Red did not waste any time getting on the board, netting a goal from Kaitlin Jockims three minutes into the contest.

The second period began and just 33 seconds later standout forward Izzy Daniel registered a Big Red goal to put Cornell up 2-0.

Less than three minutes later Alyssa Regalado added to the lead, giving Cornell a 3-0 advantage heading into the final period.

Mckenna Van Gelder took advantage of the power play, netting the fourth consecutive Big Red goal, assisted from Izzy Daniel and Grace Dwyer.

Sarah Thompson got Syracuse on the board late in the final period but was not enough to spark a comeback run as Cornell ran way with the 4-1 victory.

Belle Mende had a productive outing in goal for the Big Red, registering 20 total saves in the contest.

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.