ITHACA, N.Y. - The no. 12-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team defeated the RPI Enginers 3-0 on Friday evening at Lynah Rink. The Big Red improved to 15-10-2, while the Engineers dropped to 6-25-0.

With the victory, Cornell clinches a top-eight spot in the ECAC Hockey playoff-seeding. The Big Red will either host an opening round single-game, or host a quarterfinal round best-of-three series if it clinches a top-four seed.

Shannon Pearson, Avi Adam, and Grace Dwyer scored goals for the Big Red. London McDavid, Rose Dwyer, Beatrice Perron-Roy, Nora Curtis, Georgia Schiff, and Piper Grober were credited with assists in the contest. Annelies Bergmann made 14 saves in the game and earned her sixth shutout victory of the season.

The all-around effort came byway of nine different Big Red point-scorers. Three of those nine point-scorers were seniors. Among those seniors was Adam, who found the back of the net on one of her 11 shots-on-goal, and added five blocks to go along with her offensive production.

Cornell opened the game on it's front-foot, producing shots early and often, forcing RPI net-minder Reese Keating to settle in early. Pearson got the scoring started when McDavid found her wide open in the slot to give Cornell a 1-0 lead.

The Big Red had it's first power-play opportunity six minutes into the second frame. Adam extended Cornell's lead to 2-0 shortly after the power-play expired. Less than one minute later, Dwyer skated in on Keating and found the top corner to add insurance to the lead.

Both team's saw power-play chances in the third stanza, to no avail. Cornell stood tall on the defensive end for the remainder of the contest, finishing the game unscathed.

Top Performer: Avi Adam (COR) - Scored a goal, produced 11 shots on goal, and made five blocks against the Engineers.
Winning Goaltender: Annelies Bergmann (COR) - Registered 14 saves and collected her sixth shutout victory of the season.

Next Up:
The no. 12-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will return to the ice tomorrow to face the Union Garnet Chargers. Puck drop is slated for 3:00 p.m. at Lynah Rink. Game action will be broadcast on ESPN+.