(11/30/15 2:40pm)
Princeton women’s ice hockey (7-4-1 overall, 3-4-1 Eastern College Athletic Conference) rebounded this weekend against the RIT Tigers (4-0-14, 0-0-6 College Hockey America), after facing two consecutive losses against St. Lawrence and Clarkson Universities. The team played in a two-game series at Gene Polisseni Center, where they swept the Tigers of New York 4-0 in the first game and 6-1 in the second. Princeton won the series for the eighth time in a row, with RIT’s last win being in 1989.On Friday, the team’s win was a balanced effort between offense and defense, as each goal was scored by a different player and senior goalie Kimberly Newell had her first shutout of the season. Freshman forward Karlie Lund got things started in the first period, with a goal on the first power-play opportunity of the game off of an assist from junior forward Hilary Lloyd. The second goal was scored by junior defender Kelsey Koelzer, after she got the puck behind her own cage and raced up the side of the rink to score in RIT’s top-left corner. Junior forward Molly Contini came out strong after halftime, scoring the third goal of the game only 49 seconds into the third period. The final goal of the game was made by Lloyd off of an assist from Lund at the end of the same period. The New York Tigers had plenty of opportunities to score, but the New Jersey Tigers’ goalie Kimberly Newell proved too strong for them.Orange and Black outshot RIT 42-20 in the second game on Saturday, with 19 saves from sophomore goalie Alysia DaSilva. Princeton had the momentum right from the start, with a goal from sophomore forward Kiersten Falk at only 1:42 into the first period. Junior forward Molly Contini once again scored two power-play goals in the first and second periods, while junior forward Morgan Sly also tallied two great assists. RIT's Taylor Thurston scored her team’s only goal of the weekend at 11:03 of the third. Princeton answered this with three goals in the final six minutes by senior forward Jamie McDonell, junior forward Hilary Lloyd, and Koelzer.The Princeton Tigers hope to continue this winning momentum as they prepare to host Harvard (8-2-1, 5-1-1) at 7p.m. on Friday, and Dartmouth (4-4-2, 4-1-2) at 4p.m. at Hobey Baker Rink this coming weekend. Both games will be available to watch on the Ivy League Digital Network.
(11/17/15 6:15pm)
Women’s HockeyThe Princeton women’s ice hockey team (5-2-1 overall, 3-2-1 ECAC) competed in two close games this past weekend against Quinnipiac University (7-1-3, 3-1-2 ECAC) but was unsuccessful in clutching a win. The Orange and Black began the home-and-home series at Quinnipiac on Friday night at the TD Bank Sports Center. The Bobcats started the first period with great momentum, scoring their first goal at only 14 minutes into the game. The score remained 1-0 Bobcats until the third period, when freshman forward Karlie Lund scored a high shot over the glove of Sydney Rossman for the Tigers to tie the game. Senior goalie Kimberly Newell made an impressive 30 saves, but both teams went scoreless after the third quarter and the game ended in a draw.The next day, the Tigers set out to play the Bobcats once again, hoping for a more successful outcome on the historic Baker Rink. This time, the Tigers were the ones with the momentum at the start, maintaining a 1-0 lead for the first 40 minutes of the game. Junior forward Molly Contini scored her first goal of the season with the help of sophomore forward Kierstan Falk. The Bobcats returned the goal at 7:31 of the second quarter, with freshman forward Taylar Cianfarano scoring their first goal of the game. The Bobcats came back strong in the third quarter, scoring two goals right off the bat with only one minute and 40 seconds in between each one. The Tigers called a timeout to regroup late in the game, but the Bobcats secured the win at eight seconds left with a goal from junior forward Emma Woods.Despite the difficult weekend though, freshman forward Karlie Lund received her second ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Week honor. In her first season, Karlie Lund has already scored a total of eight points in eight overall games.The No. 10-ranked Tigers will travel to Canton, N.Y. to play St. Lawrence on Friday at 7 p.m. and to Potsdam, N.Y. to play Clarkson on Saturday at 4 p.m.Men’s HockeyThe Princeton men’s ice hockey team (1-5 overall, 0-4 ECAC) did not achieve the success it was hoping for this past weekend. On Friday, the Orange and Black faced off against Dartmouth (2-4-0, 2-4-0) at Baker Rink. The Big Green came out strong immediately, with three goals in the first period. Freshman forward Ryan Kuffner scored his first collegiate career goal off of a power play in the second quarter and senior forward Jonathan Liau scored Princeton’s second goal in the third quarter. The Orange and Black was unable to score in the fourth quarter though, and the Tigers came up just short in a 3-2 loss.On Saturday, the Tigers was once again unable to redeem themselves against the Harvard Crimson (4-1-1, 4-1-1). No. 7-ranked Harvard shut out the Tigers in a 3-0 loss, with two empty net goals to end the game. Despite the loss, junior goalie Colton Phinney was still able to make 39 saves in the game. Furthermore, Princeton’s 38 shots were the most the Tigers have shot in a game since March 2, 2013.Princeton will host St. Lawrence and Clarkson this coming weekend, with games at 7 p.m. on both Friday and Saturday at Baker Rink.