ITHACA, N.Y. - The no. 6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will take the road this weekend to no. 8 St. Lawrence and no. 4 Clarkson for a marquee ECAC Hockey series.
GAME 24 INFORMATION
#8 St. Lawrence vs #6 Cornell
SITE: Appleton Arena – Canton, N.Y.
RECORDS: St. Lawrence (19-9-0, 12-4-0 ECAC Hockey), #6 Cornell (17-5-1, 12-4-0 ECAC Hockey)
SERIES: 46-35-8
BROADCAST: ESPN+
Stats: saintsathletics.com
GAME 25 INFORMATION
#4 Clarkson vs #6 Cornell
SITE: Cheel Arena – Potsdam, N.Y.
RECORDS: Clarkson (24-2-2, 13-2-1 ECAC Hockey), #6 Cornell (17-5-1, 12-4-0 ECAC Hockey)
SERIES: 30-25-6
BROADCAST: ESPN+
Stats: clarksonathletics.com
Dartmouth/Harvard Rewind
vs Dartmouth
The no. 6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team defeated Dartmouth 14-0 at Lynah Rink on Friday night. The Big Red improved to 16-5-1 while the Big Green dropped to 5-16-2.
Karel Prefontaine and
Kaitlin Jockims recorded hat-tricks in the contest.
Izzy Daniel,
Lily Delianedis,
Rory Guilday,
Ashley Messier,
Gabbie Rud, also recorded multi-point nights.
Georgia Schiff,
Mckenna Van Gelder and
Claudia Yu scored tallies.
Piper Grober,
Grace Dwyer,
Alyssa Regalado, and
Annelies Bergmann each recorded an assist.
vs Harvard
The no. 6-ranked Cornell womens ice hockey team defeated the Harvard Crimson 7-2 at Lynah Rink on Saturday evening. The Big Red improved to 17-5-1, while the Crimson fell to 4-17-2.
Izzy Daniel,
Avi Adam (two),
Grace Dwyer (two),
Ashley Messier, and
Georgia Schiff registered Big Red goals on the night. Messier, Delianedis, Yu, Regalado, Rud, Jockims, Van Gelder, Daniel, and Perron-Roy logged assists. 14 Cornellians recorded a point in the game, seven of which had multiple points.
The Series
The Big Red leads the series with St. Lawrence, 46-35-8. Cornell took the first game earlier in the year against St. Lawrence at Lynah Rink, 3-1.
Cornell leads the series with Clarkson, 30-25-6. The Big Red squeaked out a 3-2 overtime victory earlier in the year at Lynah Rink to hand Clarkson its first loss of the year.
Opponents Breakdown
St. Lawrence will enter the weekend with a 19-9-0 record overall. The Saints split action last weekend against no. 3-ranked Clarkson.
Abby Hustler (42- 18g, 24a), Julia Gosling (41- 17g, 24a), Anna Segedi (28- 13g, 15a), and Sarah Marchand (28- 10g, 18a) are at the top of the team's leader board in points. Emma-Sofie Nordstrom has played in 27 games between the pipes, registering 673 saves and a .924 save percentage.
Clarkson will enter the weekend with a 24-2-2 record overall. The Golden Knights are coming off of a weekend split with no. 8 St. Lawrence.
Darcie Lappan (29- 12g, 17a), Nicole Gosling (27- 10g, 17a), Dominique Petrie (27- 10g, 17a), and Anne Cherkowski (26- 12g, 14a) are at the top of the team's leader board in points. Michelle Pasiechnyk has played in 21 games between the pipes, registering 410 saves and a .940 save percentage.
Big Red Top Line
Izzy Daniel,
Katie Chan, and
Lily Delianedis accounts for 87 Big Red points (40 goals, 57 assists) through the opening 23 games of the season.
Daniel ranks first in the nation in assists per game with 1.35, seventh in goals per game with .78 per contest, and first in points per game with 2.13. Since joining the top-line as left-wing in place of sidelined skater Chan, first-year forward
Karel Prefontaine has registered a handful of points of her own, increasing her total to 18 points on eight goals and 10 assists. Delianedis has been the anchor to those explosive wingers, collecting 274 wins during her faceoff duties, and lighting the lamp four times during Big Red power-play opportunities.
Goalies By Committee
Annelies Bergmann has played in 19 games, earning 400 saves (high - 35, one shutout) with a .913 save percentage.
Deanna Fraser has started five games, earning 71 saves (high - 23) with a .899 save percentage to go along with a shutout victory over Syracuse.
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 and four of the series were split by the Americans and the Canadians at Kitchener Memorial Auditorium. Team USA claimed game three in OT by a score of 3-2. The Canadians took game four 3-2 in shootouts, which was aided by a clutch Kristin O'Neill assist on the game-tying-goal for Canada.
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 148.
Daniel has scored at least one point in 20 out of 23 games this year, and two or more points in 18 games. She has earned ECAC Hockey Player of The Week three times this year, as well as ECAC Hockey Player of the Month.
Cornellians in the PWHL
The Premier Women's Hockey League kicked off its inaugural season on New Years 2024. Briane Jenner (Ottawa), Kristin O'Neill (Montreal), Jillian Saulnier (New York), Micah Zandee-Hart (New York), Jaime Bourbannais (New York), Marlene Boissonnault (Montreal), and Lauriane Rougeau (Toronto) have earned their way onto active rosters. Jenner and Zandee-Hart were named captains of Ottawa and New York, respectively.
Follow The Action
The no. 6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will take on Ivy League foes Dartmouth and Harvard this weekend for an ECAC Hockey series at Lynah Rink. Puck drop is slated for 6:00 p.m. on Friday, and 3:00 p.m. on Saturday. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.