"Make Patty Proud."
The brand-new banner that adorns the facade of the student section at Hobey Baker Rink, honoring former Princeton women's hockey great Patty Kazmaier, was certainly in sophomore forward Gretchen Anderson's peripheral view as she scored the lone goal in a 1-0 overtime upset of the No. 5 team in the country Saturday before scoring another from the same spot yesterday, leading her team to a 3-0 win over a less formidable foe.
In the first game, Princeton (7-3-2 overall, 3-2-0 Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference-North) surprised favored New Hampshire (10-3-1 overall, 6-1-1 ECAC-East), who recently fell from No. 2 to No. 5 in the USA Today/American Hockey Magazine rankings, overcoming a shooting deficit and two penalties before stunning the Wildcats in overtime.
"I thought the team played with tremendous heart today," Princeton head coach Jeff Kampersal said. "They battled adversity — two too many players on the ice penalties — and were resilient for 60 minutes."
The Tigers owned the first period, outshooting New Hampshire 9-2, including several close chances.
With the tension mounting and the crucial first goal waiting to be scored, Princeton killed off two key Wildcat power plays — the results of the only two penalties of the game — in the second period.
New Hampshire came out strong in the third, blitzing Tiger sophomore goalie Megan Van Beusekom with 12 shots, more than they had managed in the first two periods combined, while Princeton mustered only three shots on net, all from long range.
Van Beusekom took the spotlight in overtime, saving a shot near the crease by New Hampshire freshman forward Steph Jones and another from the left circle by sophomore forward Janine Goulet. That's when Anderson stepped up, collecting the puck near the blue line, moving around her defender, sliding to her forehand, and beating junior goalie Jen Huggon unassisted for the winner.
"I can't think of anyone better I would want in that breakaway situation," Kampersal said. "Gretchen is a finisher and she proved that today."
The win was the fourth consecutive for Princeton, coming despite New Hampshire's edges in shots, power play chances, and manpower.
"I've been coaching for six years and New Hampshire has always represented the best," Kampersal said. "It's nice to get a win against them."
Yesterday Princeton faced Qunnipiac (2-9-1, 0-6-0 ECAC-East) in what proved to be as lopsided as was expected.
The Tigers outshot the hapless Braves 37-4 on the way to a 3-0 win. Junior goalie Sarah Ahlquist, sharing time with Van Beusekom, had a relaxing afternoon, needing just two saves in the first period and one in each of the others to secure the shutout.
Deland scored just 59 seconds into the game, assisted by senior forward Jessica Fedderly and sophomore forward Lisa Rasmussen, and a rout seemed to be underway.
Quinnipiac hung around, despite being outshot 17-2 in the first and 9-1 in the second, due to a strong game from junior goalie Mel Courtemache, who kept her team alive despite numerous Princeton rushes.
The rest of the first half and all of the second passed scoreless before Anderson scored at 2:15 of the third, assisted by senior defender Wanda Mason and sophomore forward Susan Hobson. Senior captain Aviva Grumet-Morris added the final Tiger goal at 11:21, assisted by Rasmussen.
Princeton hasn't lost in eight games, going 6-0-2 in that stretch, including five straight wins.
Play like that will definitely make Patty proud.
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