2017-18 Cornell University Women's Ice Hockey Game
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SCHEDULE & RESULTS 2017-18 CORNELL UNIVERSITY WOMEN’S ICE HOCKEY GAME NOTES OCTOBER 13 VANKE RAYS (ex.) W, 5-1 27 at #7 St. Lawrence* W, 3-1 28 at #2 Clarkson* L, 0-6 NOVEMBER 3 QUINNIPIAC* W, 5-2 4 PRINCETON* W, 3-1 Game #30 & 31 - No. 5/5 Cornell vs. Princeton Game #32 - No. 5/5 Cornell vs. Princeton (if necessary) 10 #1 WISCONSIN L, 1-3 Friday, Feb. 23 - 6 p.m. ET - Lynah Rink - Ithaca, N.Y. Sunday, Feb. 25 - 3 p.m. ET - Lynah Rink - Ithaca, N.Y. 11 #1 WISCONSIN L, 1-2 Saturday, Feb. 24 - 3 p.m. ET - Lynah Rink - Ithaca, N.Y. Live Stats: CornellBigRed.com 17 at Brown* W, 5-1 Live Stats: CornellBigRed.com Live Video: Ivy League Network 18 at Yale* W, 3-0 Live Video: Ivy League Network 21 PENN STATE T, 1-1 (OT) 25 at #10 Providence W, 2-1 Record: 19-7-3 Record: 13-12-4 26 at #10 Providence W, 4-2 ECAC Hockey Record: 15-5-2 ECAC Hockey Record: 11-10-1 USCHO Rank: 5 USCHO Rank: N/A DECEMBER USA Hockey Rank: 5 USA Hockey Rank: N/A 1 #3 COLGATE* W, 2-1 2 at #3 Colgate* L, 4-5 About Cornell About Princeton • Cornell ended the regular season with a mark of 19-7-3, an ECAC • Princeton is 13-12-4 on the year and has an ECAC Hockey record of 11- JANUARY Hockey record of 15-5-2 and an Ivy League record of 8-1-1. 10-1. The Tigers officially finished sixth in the regular-season conference standings. 5 at Princeton* L, 2-5 • Its eight wins in Ivy play was the best amongst other teams in the Ancient Eight and gave the Big Red its second consecutive Ivy title -- the • The team ended Ivy League play tied for second, only behind Cornell, 6 at Quinnipiac* L, 0-4 14th in program history. with a mark of 7-3-0. 9 at Syracuse W, 6-3 • In the past eight games, the team has gone a collective 7-0-1 to • Princeton went on a bit of a run in the second half of the season, going undefeated in 10 of its last 13 matches (9-3-1). 12 DARTMOUTH* W, 2-0 currently ride the nation’s longest unbeaten streak. • Kristin O’Neill leads the team in points (38), goals (19), assists (19), • Just two weeks ago, the squad shutout then-No.1 Clarkson at home, 13 HARVARD* W, 4-3 shots (139) and plus/minus (+24). 2-0, before losing a tough 3-2 overtime battle to No. 8 St. Lawrence the 19 RENSSELAER* W, 1-0 • Senior captains Sarah Knee and Erin O’Connor both pace the team in next day. • Princeton and Cornell rank seventh in the nation in scoring defense, 20 UNION* T, 3-3 (OT) blocks. • Knee has tallied 48 while O’Connor has 40. with both squads only allowing an average of 1.86 goals per game. 26 #3 CLARKSON* L, 3-4 (OT) • Freshman Kendra Nealey is next on the squad with 31 blocks. • The Tigers also have one of the best penalty kills in the game, with the 27 #8 ST. LAWRENCE* W, 4-1 • Four members on the roster have short-handed goals this year. unit coming in at No. 6 (89.5%). • Kristin O’Neill has four to rank first in the nation along with Maureen • Forward Carly Bullock is the offensive leader for the team, recording 29 Murphy of Providence. points from 23 goals and six assists. • O’Neill has the school record in career short-handed goals (9) after just • The sophomore is sixth in the nation in goals per game (.79). FEBRUARY two seasons with the Big Red thus far. • Her 17 goals in ECAC Hockey play is the second most amongst the 2 at Harvard* T, 2-2 (OT) • Paige Lewis, Erin O’Connor and Lenka Serdar each have one. conference. 3 at Dartmouth* W, 3-1 • Marlene Boissonnault has earned all 19 of Cornell’s wins, notching a • Goaltender Stephanie Neatby is responsible for 10 of Princeton’s 13 goals against average of 1.62 and a save precentage of .928 throughout wins, notching the nation’s sixth best save percentage (.935) and 11th 6 SYRACUSE W, 5-0 the duration of the year. best goals against average (1.73) in the process. 9 YALE* W, 4-0 • The junior has six shutouts on the season and a total of 10 games where • The sophomore has five shutouts on the season, the fifth most in the country. 10 BROWN* W, 6-1 she has only allowed one goal. 16 at Union* W, 5-0 17 at Rensselaer* W, 2-1 2017-18 TEAM INFORMATION COACHING INFORMATION 23 PRINCETON^ 6 p.m. Captain..................................................................Sarah Knee Women’s Hockey Coach... .......Doug Derraugh ‘(Cornell ‘91) 24 PRINCETON^ 3 p.m. Captain.............................................................. Erin O’Connor Career Record .......................240-142-36 (13th season) 25 PRINCETON^ 3 p.m. (if necessary) Captain.............................................................. Kristin O’Neill Assistant Coach ............................Edith Racine (Elmira ‘05) 2017-18 Record ..............................................................19-7-3 Assistant Coach ..........................Dean Jackson (Elmira ‘03) 2017-18 ECAC Hockey Record .........................................15-5-2 Athletic Trainer ..................................................Katy Harris All Times are EST Home Games in BOLD CAPS 2017-18 Ivy League Record ..............................................8-1-1 Equipment Manager .....................................Sean Schmidt * ECAC Hockey game ^ ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals 2016-17 Record ..............................................................20-9-5 2016-17 ECAC Hockey Record .........................................13-4-5 2016-17 Ivy League Record ..............................................7-2-1 First Varsity Season ................................................... 1972-73 ATHLETIC COMMUNICATIONS All-Time Record ..........................................576-505-70 (.531) NCAA Championships ............................................................0 CORNELL QUICKQUICKFACTS FACTS HOCKEY SID: Kassidy Franz NCAA Tournament Appearances ............................................6 Location .................................................Ithaca, N.Y.,14853 OFFICE PHONE: 607-254-5232 Years .........................2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014, 2017 Founded ..................................................................... 1865 EMAIL: [email protected] ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships .............................4 Total Enrollment ..................................................... 14, 315 Years .............................................2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 President .................................................Martha E. Pollack FAX: 607-255-9791 Ivy League Championships ..................................................14 Director of Athletics................................J. Andrew Noel, Jr. @CornellAthletics Years ... 1976-79, 1980-81, 1990, 1996, 2010-13, 2017-18 Colors .......................................... Carnelian Red and White Affiliation .................................................................NCAA I @CUBigRedGameDay Conference ...................................ECAC Hockey/Ivy League CornellBigRed.com Rink (Capacity) ......................................Lynah Rink (4,267) FOUR-TIME ECAC HOCKEY CHAMPION (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014), NCAA FINALIST (2010) ABOUT HEAD COACH DOUG DERRAUGH ‘91 5, scoring four unanswered goals to take the 5-2 decision. TALE OF THE TAPE • Now entering his 13th season directing the Cornell women’s Cornell Princeton hockey program in 2017-18, Doug Derraugh has brought the ENVY THE IVY Big Red women to their place among the nation’s elite. • With a 4-0 trounce of Yale on Feb. 9, Cornell officially became Team Offense 2.97 2.52 • Derraugh has a 222-135-33 record in his first 12 seasons as Ivy League champions for the second consecutive year. National Rank 12th 18th the head coach of the Big Red, with his 200th win coming in • The Big Red closed out Ivy play with an 8-1-1 record, Princeton Team Defense 1.86 1.86 the form of a 4-2 win in 2016 against Yale. and Harvard finished tied for second with marks of 7-3-0 and National Rank 7th 7th • Cornell has made the ECAC Hockey Tournament each of the last 6-2-2, respectively. Power Play 16.1% 10.8% 10 seasons, won the tournament four of the last eight years and • The program now has 14 Ivy titles to its name and sole posses- National Rank 20th 34th advanced to the NCAA Tournament in six of those seasons. sion of 12 of them. • The 2017 ECAC Hockey Coach of the Year guided the Big Red to Penalty Kill 93.5% 89.5% the national title game in his fifth season and back-to-back-to- BEST OF THE BEST National Rank 1st 6th back NCAA Frozen Four appearances in 2010, 2011 and 2012. • A quartet of players rank within the nation’s top 10 of some 2017-18 LEADERS • He led the team to five consecutive 20-win seasons for the first major statistical categories. time in program history in 2009-10, 2010-11, 2011-12, 2012-13 Points Kristin O’Neill 38 • Kristin O’Neill is tied for first in short-handed goals (4), tied for and 2013-2014. Goals Kristin O’Neill 19 second in game-winning goals (7) and tied for ninth in goals per Assists Kristin O’Neill 19 game (.70). ABOUT THE BIG RED PPG Maddie Mills 7 • Maddie Mills is tied for fifth in power play goals (7) and • Cornell is looking to build upon its successful 2016-17 season GP 11 tied 29 Jaime Bourbonnais is 10th in points per game for defensemen, that saw the team return to the ECAC Hockey playoffs for the PIM Brianna Veerman 31 averaging .78 points per game. 10th straight year, get back to the conference championship Shots Kristin O’Neill 139 • Goaltender Marlene Boissonnault is fifth in shutouts (6), game for the eighth time in nine years and make it to the +/- Kristin O’Neill +24 seventh in win percentage (.759) with a record of 19-5-3 and NCAA playoffs for the first time since 2014. eighth in goals against average (1.62). GOALTENDING • The team returns Kristin O’Neill who was second on the team • In addition, Cornell now has the nation’s longest unbeaten GP Marlene Boissonnault 27 in points with 26 after recording 14 goals and 12 assists.