HAMILTON, N.Y. - The no. 6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team defeated the no. 5-ranked Colgate Raiders 2-1 on Friday afternoon at Class of 1965 Arena for the first time since 2020. The Big Red moved to 11-3-3, while the Raiders dropped to 17-6-0.

Rory Guilday registered two Big Red goals in the contest. Gabbie Rud, Mckenna Van Gelder, Kaitlin Jockims, and Rose Dwyer were credited with assists in the contest. Annelies Bergmann finished the game with 30 saves.

The Big Red began the game at a fast and furious pace, applying heavy defensive pressure and putting pucks on the net. At the 17-minute mark, Guilday netted the puck on a rebound to give Cornell a 1-0 advantage. The Big Red out-shot Colgate 21-5 in the first period.

Guilday cut deep into the zone and potted her second tally of the day to extend the lead to 2-0. The Big Red penalty-kill proved vital in the second stanza. Colgate found themselves on three woman-advantages during the period. A strong d-core effort backed by timely saves from Bergmann allowed Cornell to keep the Raiders off the scoreboard.

Special teams were crucial in the third period. Cornell earned itself a woman-advantage early in the period, to no avail. 13 minutes into the third period the Big Red would survive its fifth penalty of the game.

Shortly after the penalty-kill, the puck bounced Colgate's way to put the Raiders within one of Cornell. Moments later, Colgate found itself on its sixth power-play with 1:57 left to play in the contest. The Raiders pulled its goaltender, giving themselves a two-woman advantage. Cornell was stout, holding Colgate from finding the equalizer as it skated away with its firsts victory against Colgate at Class of 1965 Arena since 2020.

Next Up
The no.6-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will return to the ice tomorrow to conclude the series with the no. 5-ranked Colgate Raiders. Puck drop is slated for 3:00 p.m. at Lynah Rink. Game action will be braodcast on ESPN+.