ITHACA, N.Y. - The no. 12-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team defeated the Union Garnet Chargers 5-0 on Saturday afternoon at Lynah Rink. The Big Red improved to 16-10-2, while the Garnet Chargers fell to 9-19-3.

Georgia Schiff, Mckenna Van Gelder (two), Piper Grober, and Beatrice Perron-Roy scored goals for the Big Red. Van Gelder (two), Grober, Avi Adam, Karel Prefontaine (two), Rose Dwyer, Delaney Fleming, and Schiff were credited with assists.

Annelies Bergmann made 19 saves, earning her second shutout victory of the weekend. Bergmann currently sits with seven shutouts on the season.

Union produced a handful of strong chances in the opening five minutes of the contest but Bergmann weathered the storm to keep the Garnet Chargers off of the board. Three of those early chances came on a Union power-play that the Big Red were able to kill thanks to a vigilant effort in net by Bergmann.

Moments after that kill, Cornell found itself on a power-play of its own. Schiff took advantage of the opportunity and opened the scoring with a power-play goal at 14:17 to give Cornell a 1-0 lead.

The Big Red and the Garnet Chargers were at a stalemate for 15 minutes, with neither team gaining a significant advantage. Midway through the second period, Prefontaine took a fall to the ice but was able to pass the puck over to Adam, who slid the puck over to Van Gelder, who poked the puck into a wide open net to give Cornell a 2-0 lead.

Grober spearheaded a three-goal burst for the Big Red, scoring the second power-play goal of the day for Cornell at the 8:44-mark of the third frame. Moments later, Union turned over the puck and Perron-Roy made the Garnet Chargers pay, extending the lead to 4-0. Six minutes later, Van Gelder put the puck away to seal Cornell's 5-0 shutout win over the Garnet Chargers.

Top Performer: Mckenna Van Gelder (COR) - Earned four points on two goals and two assists against Union.
Winning Goaltender: Annelies Bergmann (COR - Made 19 saves and completed her second shutout victory of the weekend.

Next Up
The no. 12-ranked Cornell women's ice hockey team will travel to the North Country to face Clarkson and St. Lawrence in the final weekend of the regular season.

Puck drop between the Big Red and the Saints is slated for Friday, February 13 at 6:00 p.m. Appleton Arena. Cornell and Clarkson will meet for the season finale on Saturday, February 14 at 3:00 p.m. at Cheel Arena.