WASHINGTON, D.C. - The no. 8-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will travel to the nations capital this weekend to take on the St. Thomas Tommies and no. 4-ranked Minnesota Golden Gophers.

GAME 14 INFORMATION
St. Thomas vs #8 Cornell
SITE: Medstar Capitals Iceplex – Arlington, Vir.
RECORDS: St. Thomas (5-10-0, 0-10-0 WCHA), #8 Cornell (10-2-1, 6-2-0 ECAC Hockey)
SERIES: First all-time meeting
BROADCAST: Youtube
Stats: cornellbigred.com

GAME 15 INFORMATION
#4 Minnesota vs #8 Cornell
SITE: Medstar Capitals Iceplex – Arlington, Vir.
RECORDS: #4 Minnesota (9-2-0, 7-2-0 WCHA), #8 Cornell (10-2-1, 6-2-0 ECAC Hockey)
SERIES: 0-6-0
BROADCAST: Youtube
Stats: gophersports.com

Quinnipiac and Princeton Rewind
Game One
The Cornell women's ice hockey team dropped an ECAC Hockey contest against the no. 9-ranked Quinnipiac Bobcats at Lynah Rink on Friday night. Cornell suffered the first loss of the season, dropping to 10-1-1, while the Bobcats improved to 12-2-0.

Izzy Daniel extended her point-streak dealing a helper to Kaitlin Jockims who scored the lone Big Red goal of the contest.

Game Two
The Cornell women's ice hockey team fell by a score of 4-3 to the Princeton Tigers on Saturday evening at Lynah Rink. The Big Red fell to 10-2-1 after the setback, while the Tigers improved themselves to 7-4-1.

Kaitlin Jockims, Lily Delianedis, and Karel Prefontaine scored Big Red goals on the night. Mckenna Van Gelder, Prefontaine, Izzy Daniel (two), Katie Chan, and Rory Guilday provided helpers. Daniel extended her point-streak to 13.

The Series
Cornell and St. Thomas will meet for the first time in both team's history.

Minnesota leads the the series, 6-0-0. The last time Cornell met the Gophers was in 2018-19 in the NCAA Tournament, falling 2-0.

Opponents Breakdown
St. Thomas will enter the night with a 5-10-0 record overall. The Tommies are not to be looked down upon, 10 of their last 11 games have come against top-10 opponents. In wins, they have outscored opponents 27-10.

Ella Boerger (13- 6g, 7a), Rylee Bartz (13- 5g, 8a), Nicole Vallario (7- 3g, 4a), and Cara Sajevic (6- 4g, 2a) are at the top of the team's leader board in points. Olivia King has played in 10 games between the pipes, registering 148 saves and a .876 save percentage.

Minnesota will enter the weekend with a 9-2-0 record, and is coming off of a weekend sweep against Minnesota Duluth.

Abbey Murphy (19- 12g, 7a), Josefin Bouveng (13 - 2g, 11a), Ella Huber (12 - 6g, 6a), and Neilli Laitinen (9 -4g, 5a) are at the top of the team's leader board in points. Skyler Vetter has played eight games in net for the Gophers, registering 208 saves and a .941 save percentage.

Big Red Against Ranked Opponents
The Big Red has matched up on the ice against five ranked opponents this season, outscoring those opponents 19-11. Cornell holds a 3-2 record against USCHO top 15-ranked opponents this season.

Potent Top Line
The combined line of Izzy Daniel, Katie Chan, and Lily Delianedis combine for 65 points (27 goals, 38 assists) through the opening 13 games of the season. 

Daniel ranks first in the nation in assists per game with 1.46, fifth in goals per game with .92 per contest, and first in points per game with 2.38. Chan has exploded onto the scene for the Big Red, currently marking 28th in the nation in goals per game with 0.54. Delianedis has been the anchor to those explosive wingers, collecting 145 wins during her faceoff duties, and lighting the lamp three times during Big Red power-play opportunities.

Rory Guilday - IIHF Rivalry Series
During game one of the 2023 USA vs Canada Rivalry Series, Big Red blue-liner Rory Guilday fired a deep shot which was collected on a rebound and led to the game-winning-goal in the United States 3-1 victory over Canada. The U.S. also took game two over the Canadians, winning by a count of 5-2 in front of a sell out crowd at Crypto.com Arena. Game three of the series will take place on Thurs., Dec. 14 at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium.

Goalies By Committee
Annelies Bergmann and Deanna Fraser have both seen action between the pipes this season. Bergmann has started in 10 games, earning 195 saves (high - 28) with a .920 save percentage. Fraser has started three games, earning 50 saves (high - 23) with a .926 save percentage to go along with a shutout victory over Syracuse.

Patty Kaz Watch
Daniel exploded for a six-point weekend in the opener versus no. 13 Penn State, registering her points on one goal and five assists. She eclipsed her 100th-career point in the process of sweeping the Nittany Lions, and has not slowed down since, now having 130.

Daniel has scored a point in every single game so far on the season. She has earned ECAC Hockey Player of The Week three times this year, as well as ECAC Hockey Player of the Month.

Follow The Action
The no. 8-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will take on St. Thomas and Minnesota this weekend at the D1 in DC games at Medstar Capitals Iceplex. Puck drop is slated for 4:00 p.m. on Friday and Saturday. Game action will be broadcast on YouTube.