POTSDAM, N.Y. - The no. 7-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team defeated the no. 6-ranked Clarkson Golden Knights 3-0 on Friday night at Cheel Arena. The Big Red improved to 10-3-2 and overtakes the top-spot in the ECAC Hockey standings, while the Golden Knights drop to 16-4-1.

Piper Grober, Delaney Fleming, and Avi Adam registered the Big Red goals in the game. Grace Dwyer, Ashley Messier, and Lily Delianedis were credited with assists in the contest. Annelies Bergmann made 19 saves and registered her sixth shutout of the season.

Grober potted her second goal of the year at the 4:44-mark to put the Big Red ahead 1-0. The Big Red was given a power-play opportunity at the halfway point of the first period, but would not make it count to keep the score at 1-0.

Fleming netted the puck five minutes into the second period to add insurance to the lead for Cornell. As the second period came to a close, Fleming was summoned to the box for a holding-infraction.

As the Golden Knights chased a pair of goals to equalize the game, the Big Red gave them a prime opportunity to cut the lead in half when Kaitlin Jockims was tagged with a cross-check. Cornell stood tall, not allowing the Golden Knights to bring the game within one.

With three minutes to go, Clarkson resorted to pulling net-minder Julia Minotti for an extra-skater. Adam made the Golden Knights pay for pulling their goaltender by netting the empty-netter to put the game on ice.

Next Up
The Cornell women's ice hockey team will return to the ice tomorrow to face the no. 10-ranked St. Lawrence Saints. Puck drop is slated for 3:00 p.m. at Appleton Arena. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.