W. hockey avenges New Haven defeat with home win over Elis

If at first you don't succeed, try, try again.

This common adage became all too familiar for the women's hockey team (2-3-1 overall, 2-3-1 Eastern College Ath-letic Confer-ence) as it faced Yale twice this weekend.

After suffering an unexpected 3-1 loss at Yale Saturday, Princeton returned home to Baker Rink yesterday where it topped the Elis 2-0.

"We did a really good job today with the power plays," head coach Jeff Kampersal '92 said. "Saturday was really disappointing for us. I think we thought we had the game won before we even showed up."

The game Sunday didn't start on a promising note either. During the first period, the Tigers were unable to hold onto key passes as neither team was able to tally a goal. Yale (1-5, 1-5), which seemed to boast newfound confidence after its win Saturday, put up a strong defense.

This stronghold soon waned as the Tigers netted the first goal of the afternoon. While Yale was down a player because of a penalty, Princeton took advantage of the power play halfway through the second period. Assisted by junior forward Andrea Kilbourne, junior defender Aviva Grumet-Morris fired a shot past Eli goaltender Katie Hirte.

Yale scrambled to respond, but it would be the Tigers who would dominate the remainder of the game. Just seconds after stepping on the ice for the last period, Princeton registered its second and final goal with a shot by Kilbourne, assisted by Grumet-Morris and junior defender Wanda Mason. Play got a little rough as the Elis tried to notch a goal. Princeton's momentum, however, proved too strong to break.

The Elis turned in a total of 19 shots on goal, with six coming in the third period. The Tigers, however, took 14 shots at net in the third period and yielded a total of 45 attempts. Freshman Megan Von Beusekom recorded 11 saves for the Tigers while Yale's goalie posted 25.

Princeton had nearly as many shots on goal Saturday at Ingalls Rink, yet it failed to overcome Yale's early lead.

No matter how hard they tried, the Tigers just couldn't net the puck. Even without junior forward Melissa Deland — who is out with a knee injury — the shorthanded Tigers still managed to outshoot the Elis 40-20.

This, however, did not prove enough, as Yale took the crucial early lead just six minutes, two seconds into the first period. Two minutes after Yale extended its lead with another goal halfway into the second period, Princeton finally came to life with a goal from junior forward Jessica Fedderly. The Elis tallied one final goal during the third period. In its 21-year history with Yale, this was only Princeton's second loss.

"Saturday we had a lot of shots on goal, but we couldn't get any in," Kampersal said. "We need to be more patient on goal."