2014-15 Full Schedule
 
ITHACA, N.Y. – Fresh off its fifth consecutive 20-win season and NCAA tournament appearance, Cornell Women's Ice Hockey is poised to take on another exciting slate this upcoming season. Head coach Doug Derraugh has announced the team's 2014-15 schedule, which features matchups against five NCAA tournament qualifiers from a season ago, a long awaited NCAA tournament rematch, and the typically punishing ECAC Hockey lineup.
 
The Big Red will need to be on top of its game from the opening puck drop this season, as it opens the season with the resumption of its competitive series with Boston College in a matchup of NCAA tournament qualifiers from last season. The Big Red will travel to Chestnut Hill, Mass. for a two-game set after splitting a pair of games against the Eagles at Lynah Rink a season ago. The opening faceoff to the 2014-15 season will be 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 24, with the conclusion of the series taking place the following afternoon at the same time.
 
Cornell's other premiere non-conference road series will be a long-awaited rematch against Minnesota-Duluth. While the teams have only met once in program history, it was during the 2010 NCAA Women's Frozen Four. The Bulldogs dashed the Big Red's national championship aspirations in heartbreaking fashion, scoring a sudden-death goal in triple-overtime to win the championship game 3-2. Cornell will look to extract revenge at AMSOIL Arena, with 4 p.m. games Friday, Nov. 21 and Saturday, Nov. 22.
 
The Big Red will break for Thanksgiving following the series with Minnesota-Duluth; however, it will have much more than turkey on its mind, as rival Mercyhurst visits Lynah Rink for a 7 p.m. faceoff on Monday, Dec. 1. The Big Red went 1-0-1 in its trip to Erie, Pa. last season, but the Lakers later eliminated the Big Red in the NCAA tournament quarterfinals.
 
Cornell's other non-conference home tilts come against Syracuse on Tuesday, Dec. 2 and 2014 NCAA tournament qualifier Boston University on Tuesday, Jan. 13. The Big Red is 5-1 all-time against the Orange, including a 5-2 victory last season. Boston University returns to the schedule after a one-year hiatus. The Big Red is 4-2-1 all-time against the Terriers, splitting a two-game series at Agganis Arena in 2012.
 
ECAC Hockey opponents make up the remainder of the schedule, as the Big Red plays home-and-home series with each conference member. Cornell begins the arduous task of navigating the league slate following its season-opening road trip to Boston College. It will look to get off to a quick start with a five-game home stand at the friendly confines of Lynah Rink, where Cornell is 30-6-1 over the last two seasons. The home opener kicks off a Lynah Rink doubleheader at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 31 against Princeton.
 
The Big Red starts the ECAC Hockey road slate with its annual trip north to take on Clarkson and St. Lawrence. The ECAC Hockey road opener will be against last season's regular season champ and the eventual national champion Golden Knights, with faceoff scheduled for 7 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5. Cornell will then face off with St. Lawrence the following day at 4 p.m.
 
Cornell celebrates the calendar turning to 2015 with another four-game home stand, which includes an exhibition against Canadian power McGill (Friday, Jan. 2) and return trips from St. Lawrence (Friday, Jan. 9) and Clarkson (Saturday, Jan. 10).
 
The home stretch of the 2014-15 schedule is a bit of a misnomer, as the Big Red plays nine of its final 13 contests away from Lynah Rink. This stretch includes a four-game road trip to Yale, Brown, Dartmouth and Harvard. The Big Red also faces a difficult three-game trip to Colgate (Tuesday, Feb. 3), Quinnipiac (Friday, Feb. 6) and Princeton (Saturday,  Feb. 7).
 
Cornell concludes the home portion of the regular season with tussles against Harvard and Dartmouth. The Big Red will face off against the Crimson at 7 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13 before wrapping up the home slate with Senior Day against the Big Green the following day at 4 p.m.
 
The regular season concludes on the road with a weekend set against RPI (Friday, Feb. 20) and Union (Saturday, Feb. 21).