PRINCETON, N.J. - The no. 12-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team defeated the no. 7-ranked Princeton Tigers 6-1 on Friday night at Hobey Baker Rink. The Big Red improved to 13-8-3, while the Tigers fell to 17-5-0 on the year.
Grace Dwyer,
Delaney Fleming,
Piper Grober (two),
Georgia Schiff, and
Alyssa Regalado scored goals for the Big Red.
Beatrice Perron-Roy (two), Schiff (three), Dwyer (three), Grober, and
Annelies Bergmann were credited with assists.
Bergmann made 19 saves in the contest and earned the second assist of her Big Red career. Issy Wunder scored the lone Princeton goal. Angelina DiGirolamo and Riley Sorokan were credited with assists. Uma Corniea made 19 saves in net for Princeton.
The Big Red held the edge in a tightly-contested first period. Both teams earned a woman-up advantage in the opening frame, but both units were unable to manage a shot-on-goal during the power-play.
Early in the second stanza, Wunder took advantage of a power-play opportunity by putting in a back-door rebound to give the Tigers a 1-0 lead. At the halfway point of the second period Dwyer brought the game even shortly after a successful Big Red penalty-kill. Seconds after jumping onto the ice Fleming stepped in front of Dwyer's drive and tipped in a power-play goal to give Cornell a 2-1 lead. Grober kept the Big Red's momentum going less than two minutes later to extend the count to 3-1.
Grober made no mistake three minutes into the third period to add insurance to a big 4-1 Cornell lead. With Princeton's net empty, Bergmann swung the puck to Regalado who fired the puck down the ice and into the empty net to give Cornell a 5-1 advantage. Schiff added insult to injury, finding the back of the net with two minutes left to give Cornell a critical 6-1 victory over the Tigers.
Top Performer: Grace Dwyer (COR) - Four points (1g, 3a) against the Tigers
Winning Goaltender: Annelies Bergmann (COR) - Made 19 saves between the pipes and registered an assist on Regalado's empty-net goal
Next Up
The no. 12-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will return to the ice tomorrow to face ECAC Hockey foe no. 6 Quinnipiac. Puck drop is slated for 3:00 p.m. at M&T Bank Arena. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.
