Women's Ice Hockey To Visit ECAC Hockey Foes #9 Clarkson, St. Lawrence

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

PUCK DROP
• Cornell women's ice hockey team will travel to #9 Clarkson and St. Lawrence to face off against each ECAC Hockey foe for the second time this season.

BIG RED REWIND
• The Cornell Big Red are coming off a weekend where they took losses against Ivy-League opponents Harvard and Dartmouth.

• The Lynah Faithful saw no shortage of goals as the Cornell Big Red fell to the Harvard Crimson 7-6 in a goal-fest at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

• The Cornell women's ice hockey team took a loss against Dartmouth in an Ivy-League matchup at Lynah Rink on Saturday night, 5-1.

PLAYERS TO WATCH
• Junior forward Izzy Daniel has been on a tear for the Big Red. Daniel was named ECAC Hockey  Forward of The Month (December) and is currently ranked fifth in the nation in points per game with 1.65.

• Senior forward Gillis Frechette is having a phenomonal season with 37 points coming byway of 12 goals and 25 assist (6th points per game in the nation). Frechette is unselfish with the puck and is always looking to find her teammates for Big Red goals!

• Senior forward Gabrielle David played has been one of the most efficient skaters in the country, currently holding a +29 rating (+/-) to go along with 17 goals and 24 assists.

• Junior forward Julia Gosling played exceptional last time out against the Big Red, posting a three-point game (one goals, two assist), and currently leads the Saints in points with 35.

QUICK LOOK AT THE NATIONAL RANKINGS 

• 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 every poll iteration this year.

• In the most recent polls, Cornell moved to No. 13 (DCU/USCHO.com), while moving to No. 12 in the USA Hockey Magazine poll.

ABOUT CLARKSON
• The Clarkson Golden Knights currently hold a 21-7-2 (10-5-1 ECACH) record, and are top-10 team nationally as they sit near the top of the ECAC Hockey standings.

• Gabrielle David leads the way for the Golden Knights with 41 points (17 goals, 24 assists), followed by Anne Cherkowski who has accounted for 35 points (17 goals, 18 assists) so far on the year.

• Michelle Pasiechnyk has started in 23 games at goaltender, posting a 16-6-1 record with a 1.44 goals-against average and a .935 save percentage.

THE SERIES
• Cornell leads the all-time series with Clarkson, 28-22-6. The Big Red outscored the Golden Knights 8-1 during their last matchup at Lynah Rink.

LAST TIME OUT WITH CLARKSON
RECAP | BOX SCORE

ITHACA, N.Y -- (November 5, 2022)– The No. 9-ranked Cornell women's hockey team put on a show against the No. 10-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights in a convincing 8-1 victory on Saturday afternoon at Lynah Rink, keeping its unbeaten home record alive.

ABOUT ST. LAWRENCE
• The Saints enter the weekend with a 12-16-2 (6-8-2 ECACH) record. 

• Julia Gosling leads the way for the Saints with 35 points (15 goals, 20 assists), followed by Abby Hustler who has registered 27 points (12 goals, 15 assists) on the season.

• Lucy Morgan has started in 26 games at goaltender, posting a 10-14-2 record with a 2.39 goals-against average and a .911 save percentage.

THE SERIES
• Cornell leads the series, 45-34-8. The Big Red outscored St. Lawrence 7-6 during their last matchup at Lynah Rink.

LAST TIME OUT WITH ST. LAWRENCE
RECAP | BOX SCORE

ITHACA, N.Y -- (November 4, 2022)– 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.

PREVIOUSLY ON ICE
FRIDAY RECAP | BOX SCORE

The Lynah Faithful saw no shortage of goals as the Cornell Big Red fell to the Harvard Crimson 7-6 in a goal-fest at Lynah Rink on Friday night.

Big Red goals were scored by Mckenna Van Gelder (two), Gillis Frechette, Izzy Daniel, Kaitlin Jockims and Caroline Chan (one apiece).

The Crimson jumped out to a 1-0 lead 14 seconds from puck drop after a goal from Anne Bloomer, but was matched 20 seconds later with a Big Red goal from Chan. Jockims netted the puck from Avi Adam to give Cornell a 2-1 lead. Bloomer and Paige Lester registered two Harvard goals to end the period giving them a 3-2 advantage heading into the second period.

Van Gelder knotted the game at 3-3 with her early second period goal. Bloomer put in her third Harvard goal of the night in response, notching a hat trick. Cornell and Harvard went goal-for-goal for the remainder of the period, ultimately giving the Crimson a 6-5 lead heading into the final period of play.

Shannon Hollands extended Harvard's lead to 7-5 five minutes into the third period. The Big Red went with an empty net during a power play, giving them a six-on-four advantage. Van Gelder was able to register the Big Red goal during the advantage, giving Cornell one last chance as time winded down.

In a game that never lacked pace and scoring, it was the Crimson's defense in the final 30 seconds of play that pushed them to victory as Alex Pellici made two key saves in the net to close out the game.

SATURDAY RECAP | BOX SCORE

The Cornell women's ice hockey team took a loss against Dartmouth in an Ivy-League matchup at Lynah Rink on Saturday night, 5-1.

The game began with great defensive efforts from Cornell and Dartmouth, as no team was able to net the puck in the opening period. Izzy Daniel registered the lone Big Red goal of the game after trailing 3-0. CC Bowlby led the way for the Big Green with two goals. Dartmouth caught fire in the second period and never let up as they ran away with the 5-1 victory.

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.