Game 17: Cornell at Rensselaer Cornell Big Red Friday, January 14, 2011 • 7 p.m. Houston Field House (4,780) • Troy, N.Y. Game 18: Cornell at Union Women’s Hockey Saturday, January 15, 2011 • 4 p.m. Women’s Hockey Contact: Kevin Zeise, Assistant Director of Athletic Communications Messa Rink (2,225) • Schenectady, N.Y. Office Phone: (607) 255-5627 • Cell Phone (603) 748-1268 • Email: [email protected] Cornell’s Road Trip Continues In New York’s Capital District ITHACA, N.Y. -- The Cornell women’s hockey team continues its Big Red, and volunteer assistant coach Meredith Roth, in her 2010-11 Season Schedule & Results five-game road trip this weekend, traveling to New York’s Capi- first year with Cornell. October tal District for a pair of contests against Rensselaer and Union. 15 Etobicoke (exhibition) W, 6-0 The Big Red will take on the Engineers on Friday in a 7 p.m. con- ABOUT THE BIG RED 22 Robert Morris W, 3-2 test in Troy, N.Y., before heading to Schenectady on Saturday for The ECAC Hockey-leading Big Red has brushed aside nearly all 23 Robert Morris W, 9-1 a 4 p.m. matchup at Union. challenges this season, including the challenge of being short- 29 at Quinnipiac* W, 5-1 handed last weekend in a road sweep at Yale and Brown. The Big 30 at Princeton* W, 5-1 HEAD COACH DOUG DERRAUGH Red dressed just 12 skaters on Friday in a 5-0 win at Yale, then was Now in his sixth season as head coach of the Cornell women’s down to just 11 skaters on Saturday, but still came away with a 3-0 November hockey team, Doug Derraugh has turned the program into a win against the Bears. On Friday, Cornell was led by a hat trick by 2 4/4 Mercyhurst L, 3-4 (ot) contender for the national championship. With a 73-82-15 junior Rebecca Johnston, who reached the 100-career point mark 5 10/10 Harvard* W, 3-0 overall record, Derraugh guided the Big Red to a 21-9-6 record 6 Dartmouth* W, 6-1 last season and a berth in the national championship game. 19 Princeton* W, 1-0 He led Cornell to its first-ever ECAC Hockey regular season Cornell Quick Facts 20 Quinnipiac* W, 4-0 and tournament championships and first appearance in the Location .................................................Ithaca, N.Y. 14853 26 Niagara W, 6-0 NCAA tournament, defeating traditional powers Harvard and Founded .................................................................... 1865 27 Niagara W, 6-0 Mercyhurst on the way to the national title game. He has led Enrollment.............................................................. 13,700 30 at Syracuse W, 4-1 the Big Red to double-digit win totals in each of the past four President ..................................................David J. Skorton seasons and set a program record for wins in a season with Director of Athletics ...............................J. Andrew Noel, Jr. December 21 in 2009-10. Derraugh took over the program prior to the Colors ......................................... Carnelian Red and White 3 St. Lawrence* W, 3-1 2005-06 season after a 13-year professional playing career in Affiliation ................................................................NCAA I 4 Clarkson* W, 3-0 Europe and has transformed the Big Red into one of the top Conference ..................................ECAC Hockey/Ivy League young programs in the country. He is assisted by fifth-year as- Rink (Capacity) .....................................Lynah Rink (4,267) January sistant coach Danielle Bilodeau, a former Cornell player and 7 at Yale* W, 5-0 2001 graduate, Edith Zimering, in her second season with the Coaching Information 8 at Brown* W, 3-0 Women’s Hockey Coach.......... Doug Derraugh (Cornell ‘91) 14 at Rensselaer* 7 p.m. Game 17: Cornell at Rensselaer Career Record ............................73-82-15 (fifth season) 15 at Union* 4 p.m. Face Off: .........................Friday, January 14 • 7 p.m. Assistant Coach ...................Danielle Bilodeau (Cornell ‘01) Assistant Coach ........................Edith Zimering (Elmira ‘05) 18 at Mercyhurst 7 p.m. Site: .........................Houston Field House • Troy, N.Y. Volunteer Asst. Coach ...... Meredith Roth (Providence, ‘04) 21 Colgate* 7 p.m. 2010-11 Records: 22 at Colgate* 4 p.m. Athletic Trainer ....................................... Linda Hoisington Cornell ....................15-1-0, 10-0-0 ECAC Hockey 28 Union* 7 p.m. 29 Rensselaer* 4 p.m. Rensselaer ..................8-7-6, 6-3-1 ECAC Hockey 2010-11 Team Information Series Record: Cornell leads, 5-4-0 Captain .................................................. Amber Overguard February Last Meeting: Cornell won, 5-4, on March 5, 2010, Assistant Captains ....Rebecca Johnston, Karlee Overguard 4 at Clarkson* 7 p.m. in Ithaca, N.Y. (ECAC Hockey Semifinal) 2010-11 Record ........................................................ 15-1-0 5 at St. Lawrence* 4 p.m. Media Information 2010-11 ECAC Hockey Record ................................... 10-0-0 11 Brown* 7 p.m. Live Video: ...........................www.rpiathletics.com 2010-11 Ivy League Record ........................................ 6-0-0 12 Yale* 4 p.m. Live Stats: .............sidearmstats.com/rpi/whockey 2009-10 Record ........................................................ 21-9-6 18 at Dartmouth* 7 p.m. 2009-10 ECAC Hockey Record ................................... 14-2-6 19 at Harvard* 4 p.m. 2009-10 Ivy League Record ........................................ 8-0-2 Game 18: Cornell at Union First Varsity Season ...............................................1972-73 25 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals (Game 1) Face Off: .................... Saturday, January 15 • 4 p.m. 26 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals (Game 2) All-Time Record ....................................408-445-50 (.479) Site: ..........................Messa Rink • Schenectady, N.Y. 27 ECAC Hockey Quarterfinals (Game 3, if nec.) All-Time NCAA Record (since 2000-01) ...106-182-25 (.379) 2010-11 Records: NCAA Championships ................................................none March Cornell ....................15-1-0, 10-0-0 ECAC Hockey NCAA Tournament Appearances ......................................1 4 ECAC Hockey Semifinal Union ........................1-18-3, 0-8-2 ECAC Hockey Years ..................................................................... 2010 6 ECAC Hockey Championship Series Record: Cornell leads, 13-1 ECAC Hockey Regular-Season Championships .................1 11-12 NCAA Quarterfinals Last Meeting: Cornell won, 6-1, on Feb. 20, 2010, Years ..................................................................... 2010 ECAC Hockey Tournament Championships .......................1 18 NCAA Semifinals (at Erie, Pa.) in Ithaca, N.Y. Years ..................................................................... 2010 20 NCAA Championship (at Erie, Pa.) Media Information ECAC Hockey Tournament Appearances ......................... 10 Live Video: ........................................................TBA Years ............................. 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2002, * ECAC Hockey Game Live Stats: ........ sidearmstats.com/union/whockey ...................................... 2003, 2004, 2008, 2009, 2010 www.cornellbigred.com 1 2010-11 Cornell Women’s Hockey Notes with the three-goal performance on the night. Saturday’s con- test featured a balanced attack, as only senior Karlee Overguard Tale of the Tape Around ECAC Hockey Current Standings (as of January 12) recorded a multi-point game and six of the 11 skaters recorded a Cornell RPI Union Conference Only Overall point. Cornell was also without starting goaltender Amanda Maz- Scoring Offense 4.31 2.00 1.18 Pts Record Win% GF GA Record Win% GF GA zotta, out due to injury, but freshman Lauren Slebodnick stepped Conference Rank 1st t-7th 12th Cornell 20 10-0-0 1.000 38 4 15-1-0 .938 69 12 in and picked up a pair of shutouts during the weekend, stopping National Rank 3rd t-22nd 34th Quinnipiac 16 8-6-0 .571 34 30 15-7-1 .674 69 42 Princeton 15 7-6-1 .536 27 24 10-10-1 .500 43 42 all 23 shots she faced on Friday and all 15 on Saturday. For the Rensselaer 13 6-3-1 .650 25 15 8-7-6 .524 42 48 season, the Big Red offense is led by Johnston, who has 24 points Scoring Defense 0.75 2.29 2.91 Dartmouth 12 6-4-0 .600 33 30 9-6-0 .600 52 39 on 12 goals and 12 assists in 14 games, while freshman Brianne Conference 1st 4th 12th Harvard 12 5-3-2 .600 27 22 6-7-2 .467 37 41 Jenner has 22 points in 14 games on 11 goals and 11 assists. In all, National Rank 1st 15th 28th Yale 9 4-5-1 .450 19 27 5-10-2 .353 29 46 St. Lawrence 8 4-5-0 .444 21 22 9-10-2 .476 56 56 six different players are averaging a point per game or better. In Clarkson 7 3-5-1 .389 16 19 6-12-3 .357 33 49 goal, Mazzotta has been stellar, posting a 0.91 goals-against av- PP Pct. 24.6 13.1 5.8 Colgate 7 3-6-1 .350 18 28 6-13-1 .333 42 61 erage and a .953 save percentage with four shutouts. Slebodnick Conference 1st 7th 12th Brown 5 1-6-3 .250 11 28 2-10-3 .233 21 43 has been outstanding as well in her limited action, stopping all National Rank 2nd 23rd 35th Union 2 0-8-2 .100 11 31 1-18-3 .114 26 64 56 shots she has faced on the year in four appearances. Slebodnick Recent Scores/Upcoming Contests (as of Jan. 12) PK Pct. 96.0 85.4 82.6 has a pair of shutouts of her own, while Mazzotta and Slebodnick Monday, January 3 have combined for another pair of clean sheets this season. Cor- Conference 1st 4th 9th Quinnipiac 0, Princeton 3 nell’s special teams are outstanding, as the Big Red ranks second National Rank 1st 16th 28th Boston College 3, Yale 1 in the nation in power play percentage (16-of-65, 24.6 percent), Tuesday, January 4 while leading the country in penalty-killing percentage (48-of-50, freshman Jordan Smelker (7-4–11). In goal, senior Sonja van der Colgate 4, Syracuse 4 (ot) 96.0 percent). Bliek has played the majority of time this season, recording a .903 Friday, January 7 save percentage and a 2.34 goals-against average with an 8-7-3 Dartmouth 2, Rensselaer 5 ABOUT RENSSELAER record and one shutout.