The SUNY Potsdam women’s hockey team (2-5-1, 2-5-1 ECAC
West) grabbed an early lead against fourth-ranked Elmira College (7-1-1,
5-0), but couldn’t hold off the Soaring Eagles, falling 5-1. Elmira senior
captain Alex Bresler (Golden, Colo./Colorado Select) scored two goals.
The first few minutes of the period were wide open with neither team
controlling the play. Potsdam got on the board at the 3:00 mark as senior
captain Annmarie Lewis (Newmarket, Ontario/Aurora Panthers) poked home a
loose puck in the crease. Sophomore forward Jenn Crawford (Burlington,
Ontario/Stoney Creek Sabres) and freshman forward Izzy Fayerman (Calgary,
Alberta/The Edge) both assisted on the goal. The Bears found themselves on
the penalty kill for a good portion of the remainder of the period.
However, Potsdam junior goalkeeper Jen Conophy (Glenmont, N.Y./Albany Ice
Cats) stood tall, stopping all 19 shots she faced in the first period.
The Soaring Eagles evened the score just 1:55 into the second period as
Bresler buried a rebound with an assist from freshman forward Ashley Ryan
(North Chili, N.Y./Rochester Edge). The Bears were forced to kill two more
penalties and Elmira gained momentum. With just 35 second remaining in the
period Eagle freshman forward Erin Weston (Ajax, Ontario/Etobicoke
Dolphins) took control of a loose puck in front and gave Elmira a 2-1
lead. Sophomore defenseman Ella Stewart (Mississauga, Ontario/Notre Dame
Hounds) and senior forward Lindsay Mitchell (Arnold, Md./North American
Hockey Academy) each recorded assists on the play.
Elmira took control of the game in the third period. Bresler and Mitchell
each scored in the first eight minutes. Again the Bears battled penalties
and the Soaring Eagles finally made them pay on the man-advantage. With
5:05 remaining, Stewart capped the scoring with a power-play marker.
Conopy finished with 36 saves, while Elmira sophomore goalie Lisa Marshall
(Powhatan, Va./Wayne State) stopped 17 shots for the victory. The Bears
were 0-2 on the power play and the Soaring Eagles finished 1-8.
“For two periods of hockey, we couldn’t have played any better than we
did,” Said Potsdam Head Coach Jay Green. “We had good execution and good
effort, but penalties were starting to tire us. In the third period we had
some people take some foolish penalties and with 12 players we can’t be in
the box all night.”
Saturday, December 3, 2011
Niagara Falls to Ohio State
The Niagara women's hockey team (7-7-5) fell in the second game of its weekend series against the Ohio State Buckeyes (9-5-2) on Saturday afternoon at the OSU Ice Rink.
"It was a frustrating loss today," said head coach Josh Sciba. "We defeated ourselves in many aspects such as the powerplay and 1-on-1 battles. We have some players who need to elevate their competition level moving forward."
Sophomore Jessica Hitchcock opened the scoring for Niagara, netting her ninth goal of the year in the first period to make it 1-0. The goal was assisted by Erica Owczarczak and Kelsey Welch. The Buckeyes responded less than two minutes later on a goal from Annie Svedin to even out the game before the buzzer sounded.
The Buckeyes grabbed their first lead of the game 2:38 into the second period after Kelly Wild found Hokey Langan who slipped one under netminder Abby Ryplanski.
Freshman Kalli Funk connected on a shot from Jocey Kleiber and Owczarczak on Niagara's first powerplay to tally her fifth of the season at 6:39. The Buckeyes regained the lead with their own tally on the man-advantage, scored by sophomore Ally Tarr which would stand as the game-winning goal.
Langan and Brittany Carlson added two more in the final period to solidfy the victory for the Buckeyes.
Hitchcock and Welch finished the weekend each with one goal and one assist, while Owczarczak added two assists. Ryplanski made 26 saves for the game. The freshman is currently 11th in the nation in goals-against average with a 1.99 mark and 16th in save percentage (.920).
"We did have some spurts of great things," added Sciba, "but it was too inconsistent. Abby gave us a chance to win all weekend."
Niagara finish up its 2011 schedule next weekend when it hosts Clarkson in a non-conference matchup. The teams see action on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and the following day at 2 p.m.
"It was a frustrating loss today," said head coach Josh Sciba. "We defeated ourselves in many aspects such as the powerplay and 1-on-1 battles. We have some players who need to elevate their competition level moving forward."
Sophomore Jessica Hitchcock opened the scoring for Niagara, netting her ninth goal of the year in the first period to make it 1-0. The goal was assisted by Erica Owczarczak and Kelsey Welch. The Buckeyes responded less than two minutes later on a goal from Annie Svedin to even out the game before the buzzer sounded.
The Buckeyes grabbed their first lead of the game 2:38 into the second period after Kelly Wild found Hokey Langan who slipped one under netminder Abby Ryplanski.
Freshman Kalli Funk connected on a shot from Jocey Kleiber and Owczarczak on Niagara's first powerplay to tally her fifth of the season at 6:39. The Buckeyes regained the lead with their own tally on the man-advantage, scored by sophomore Ally Tarr which would stand as the game-winning goal.
Langan and Brittany Carlson added two more in the final period to solidfy the victory for the Buckeyes.
Hitchcock and Welch finished the weekend each with one goal and one assist, while Owczarczak added two assists. Ryplanski made 26 saves for the game. The freshman is currently 11th in the nation in goals-against average with a 1.99 mark and 16th in save percentage (.920).
"We did have some spurts of great things," added Sciba, "but it was too inconsistent. Abby gave us a chance to win all weekend."
Niagara finish up its 2011 schedule next weekend when it hosts Clarkson in a non-conference matchup. The teams see action on Saturday, Dec. 10 at 7 p.m. and the following day at 2 p.m.
Oswego Women Defeat Neumann
In the first meeting since last year's double-overtime game in the ECAC West Quarterfinals, the Oswego State women's ice hockey team avenged its playoff loss, defeating the Knights, 4-1, on Friday night at the Campus Center Ice Arena.
Forward Mackenzie Lee (Sr., Caledonia, N.Y.) scored twice on the power play, helping the Lakers to pick up their first victory since an overtime victory against Utica on November 11. It was their first home victory since November 6.
Although the Lakers controlled the tempo during the first half of the first period, it was Neumann that got on the board first on a goal by Lynsey Nakamura. Nakamura's goal was the result of a turnover in the Oswego State defensive zone. The Knights' Jennie Greeniee poked the puck from a defender and wristed a shot on net that was saved by Oswego State goaltender Catherine Cote (So., Val D'Or, Quebec). Greeniee's shot ricocheted off Cote and nearly crossed the goal line, but careened off the far side post. Nakamura collected the rebound on the left side and beat Cote for the game's first goal.
Trailing by a goal after the first period, the Lakers tied the game at one on Lee's power-play goal at 12:23 of the second period. Just 13 seconds after a tripping penalty, Oswego State forward Melissa Seamont (So., North Bay, Ont.) fired a shot on net from the slot that was blocked aside by Neumann goaltender Shannon Donnelly. Lee corralled the loose puck in front of the net, putting the puck past Donnelly to tie the game at one.
The Lakers took the lead late in the second period when forward and assistant captain Olivia Boersen (So., Stratford, Ont.) picked up a loose puck in the slot and slid the puck past a couple Neumann defenders for a 2-1 lead heading into the second period intermission. Moments before Boersen's goal, forward Carly Marchment (Fr., Courtice, Ont.) wristed a shot from the slot that deflected off the crossbar.
Oswego State increased its lead to two at 2:17 on forward Megan Howe's (So., Stratford, Ont.) second goal of the season. The Lakers' third goal was scored in similar fashion to their second goal, with the goal being preceded by a shot that deflected off the crossbar. Forward and assistant captainJillian Bergeron (Sr., Brockville, Ont.) saw her shot from near the blue line hit off the crossbar behind Donnelly. Howe collected the rebound on the far side faceoff circle and beat Donnelly stick side.
Lee scored her second power-play goal of the game at 14:20 to give the Lakers a three-goal lead. Lee took a pass from forward Leah McNaughton(Sr., Embro, Ont.) in the slot and wristed a shot past Donnelly glove side. Lee leads the team with four goals this season.
Cote finished with 21 saves for the Lakers and Donnelly finished with 32 saves for the Knights.
The Lakers went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Knights finished 0-for-4
The win improves Oswego State's record to 3-4-2 overall and 3-2-2 in ECAC West play. The loss drops Neumann to 1-5-2 overall and 1-5-2 in ECAC West play.
Forward Mackenzie Lee (Sr., Caledonia, N.Y.) scored twice on the power play, helping the Lakers to pick up their first victory since an overtime victory against Utica on November 11. It was their first home victory since November 6.
Although the Lakers controlled the tempo during the first half of the first period, it was Neumann that got on the board first on a goal by Lynsey Nakamura. Nakamura's goal was the result of a turnover in the Oswego State defensive zone. The Knights' Jennie Greeniee poked the puck from a defender and wristed a shot on net that was saved by Oswego State goaltender Catherine Cote (So., Val D'Or, Quebec). Greeniee's shot ricocheted off Cote and nearly crossed the goal line, but careened off the far side post. Nakamura collected the rebound on the left side and beat Cote for the game's first goal.
Trailing by a goal after the first period, the Lakers tied the game at one on Lee's power-play goal at 12:23 of the second period. Just 13 seconds after a tripping penalty, Oswego State forward Melissa Seamont (So., North Bay, Ont.) fired a shot on net from the slot that was blocked aside by Neumann goaltender Shannon Donnelly. Lee corralled the loose puck in front of the net, putting the puck past Donnelly to tie the game at one.
The Lakers took the lead late in the second period when forward and assistant captain Olivia Boersen (So., Stratford, Ont.) picked up a loose puck in the slot and slid the puck past a couple Neumann defenders for a 2-1 lead heading into the second period intermission. Moments before Boersen's goal, forward Carly Marchment (Fr., Courtice, Ont.) wristed a shot from the slot that deflected off the crossbar.
Oswego State increased its lead to two at 2:17 on forward Megan Howe's (So., Stratford, Ont.) second goal of the season. The Lakers' third goal was scored in similar fashion to their second goal, with the goal being preceded by a shot that deflected off the crossbar. Forward and assistant captainJillian Bergeron (Sr., Brockville, Ont.) saw her shot from near the blue line hit off the crossbar behind Donnelly. Howe collected the rebound on the far side faceoff circle and beat Donnelly stick side.
Lee scored her second power-play goal of the game at 14:20 to give the Lakers a three-goal lead. Lee took a pass from forward Leah McNaughton(Sr., Embro, Ont.) in the slot and wristed a shot past Donnelly glove side. Lee leads the team with four goals this season.
Cote finished with 21 saves for the Lakers and Donnelly finished with 32 saves for the Knights.
The Lakers went 2-for-4 on the power play, while the Knights finished 0-for-4
The win improves Oswego State's record to 3-4-2 overall and 3-2-2 in ECAC West play. The loss drops Neumann to 1-5-2 overall and 1-5-2 in ECAC West play.
Cornell Tops Mercyhurst
No. 3 Cornell hasn’t trailed much this season, but a two-goal deficit against No. 6 Mercyhurst wound up being a hole the Big Red could climb out of.
Down 2-0 just 6:20 into the game, Cornell fought back to take a 4-3 lead in the second period and eventually beat the Lakers 5-4 on their home ice Friday night.
“It was good for our team to be put in that situation and have to respond,” said head coach Doug Derraugh, who won his 99th career game. “You never really want to be down, but it was important for our team to figure out a way tonight to come back, and they did so.”
Mercyhurst tied the game at 4-4 just 3:24 into the third period on a shot that took a funny bounce up in the air, getting just under the crossbar and sneaking past Amanda Mazzotta.
It took another 15 minutes, but the Big Red (10-1) regained its lead and scored the game-winner with 2:30 to go. Emily Fulton began the play by taking the puck along the right boards. The freshman passed the puck to Catherine White higher up the boards, and White found defenseman Laura Fortino on the other side of the ice. Fortino, with no one near her, skated in before rifling a wrister past Hillary Pattenden to stun the home crowd.
“[White] made an unbelievable pass when I called for it on the back door, and it was right on my tape,” said Fortino, who scored the goal in front of her mother, father and grandfather. “Not every night we’re going to be 100 percent, and that showed a lot of character in our team that every time we were down, we fought back.”
The Big Red (10-1) snapped the nation’s second-longest unbeaten streak in the process, as the Lakers (10-3) came into the night on a nine-game winning run. But at the start of the night, the game didn’t look like the result was going to be favorable for the Big Red.
Mercyhurst stunned Cornell in the early going by getting on the board just 53 seconds into the contest on a breakaway goal by Bailey Bram. The senior took a long, arcing pass from Christine Bestland, skating in on Cornell goalie Lauren Slebodnick and beat her high on the glove side. Slebodnick’s goal was her first allowed in Erie after a shutout of the Lakers on the same rink last year. That goal marked the first time Cornell had trailed since the end of its 5-4 loss to Dartmouth on Nov. 11.
Less than five minutes later, the Lakers doubled their lead thanks to a goal by Jess Jones inside Slebodnick’s crease. Jones found herself in the right place at the right time, nudging the puck into the net after a shot by linemate Lauren Jones sat near the goal line. A scrum ensued between four different players, but Jess Jones wound up getting her stick on the puck from her knees to make it a 2-0 Mercyhurst lead.
Cornell got the boost it needed when Erin Barley-Maloney earned a penalty by getting checked by Gina Buquet late in the period. Just 21 seconds after the penalty, White connected on a slapshot through traffic from the right side of the blue line to cut Mercyhurst’s lead in half. The play was set up by tricky skating by Alyssa Gagliardi, who cycled behind the Lakers’ net then stopped, turned on a dime and found White open near the top of the zone.
When the second period began, Cornell went with Amanda Mazzotta in net. Mazzotta, the reigning ECAC Goaltender of the Week, allowed one goal in the period and made 11 saves. But her offense picked it up in the period, scoring three goals to take a 4-3 lead heading into the third period.
“[Mazzotta] looked really good in the goal,” Derraugh said. “She was aggressive, looked calm and did a really good job in the second and third.”
Mercyhurst’s second-period goal came on a bad break for the Big Red, as a shot by Christine Bestland was blocked by Cornell but slid perfectly to Kelley Steadman for the shot on an open net with five minutes elapsed.
Cornell got back almost immediately, though, as Johnston showed some impressive skills on a goal. The Olympic gold medalist took a pass from Brianne Jenner, skated into the zone on the left side, took the puck behind the net, came around front, hesitated and fired on a sharp angle over the left shoulder of Pattenden.
Big Red senior co-captain Chelsea Karpenko then tied the game four minutes later on her 11th goal of the year. On the power play, Jillian Saulnier – the ECAC Hockey Rookie of the Month – passed to Hayleigh Cudmore on the blue line. Cudmore found Karpenko on the left side, and her shot wound up sneaking in under the post.
Cornell then took its first lead of the night with 3:23 left in the period on Karpenko’s second of the night. With some tape-to-tape passing by Jenner and Johnston, Karpenko took a quick attempt on net that rebounded right to her. The senior chipped the puck over Pattenden, and the Big Red found itself on top.
That set up the tense final period, where Mercyhurst scored early but Cornell controlled most of the play. The Big Red took 12 shots in the third period to the Lakers’ five, and Fortino’s late shot wound up being the one that mattered most.
Cornell has outshot its opponents in every game this season and remains unbeaten against out-of-conference opponents (4-0), non-Ivy League opponents (5-0) and ranked opposition (4-0). The team continued its impressive streak of scoring at least three goals in every game, extending its school-record run to 11 games at the start of the year. The Big Red has scored goals in 32 of its 33 periods this season and has lit the lamp in 14 consecutive periods.
St. Lawrence Scores Victory
The St. Lawrence University women’s hockey team finished with a 2-for-3 mark on the power play on Friday night, riding solid special teams play to a 3-1 win over Union College in Canton, NY.
The Dutchwomen move to 3-12-1 and 1-5-1 in the ECAC, while the Saints are now 7-7-3 and 4-4-1 on the season. St. Lawrence finished with a 38-13 advantage in shots on goal while holding Union to a 0-for-2 mark with the extra skater.
St. Lawrence would score the only goal of the first period at 4:45, as a trio of first-year students got the home team on the scoreboard. Amanda Boulier sent a pass to Ellie Williams who hammered a shot off Union goalie Kate Gallagher. However, the rebound lofted into the slot where Jessica Hon was waiting to knock the puck out of the air into the goal for her third goal of the year.
St. Lawrence, which finished the opening 20:00 minutes with a 10-3 advantage in shots, would take a 2-0 lead on the power play a mere 2:05 into the second stanza. Boulier again got the play started as she cycled the puck to the blue line to sophomore Mel Desrochers. Desrochers fed classmate Bailey Habscheid, who rifled a slap shot that beat Gallagher’s glove for her second goal of the year.
The Dutchwomen would cut their deficit back to a goal midway through the second as freshman Christine Valente’s fourth goal of the season got Union within striking distance. Molly Kate Devin found Emma Rambo who bounced a shot off of St. Lawrence goalie Carmen MacDonald’s leg pads. However, the loose puck found Valente, who lifted a soft shot just out of MacDonald’s reach into the net to get the visitors on the scoreboard trailing 2-1.
St. Lawrence, which tied Union 2-2 earlier this season, would assert itself in the final period, using a dominant 12-2 advantage in shots to keep the Dutchwomen from threatening the lead. Captain Karell Emard’s sixth goal of the year at the 15:24 mark sealed the win for the Saints, with assists going to juniors Kelly Sabatine and Brooke Fernandez. Fernandez started the attacked with a shot from the blue line that Sabatine re-directed to Emard on the near post who wristed a shot past Gallagher for the team’s second power play goal of the game and a 3-1 win.
Gallagher closed with 35 saves in the loss for Union, while MacDonald stopped 12 of the 13 shots she saw.
The Dutchwomen move to 3-12-1 and 1-5-1 in the ECAC, while the Saints are now 7-7-3 and 4-4-1 on the season. St. Lawrence finished with a 38-13 advantage in shots on goal while holding Union to a 0-for-2 mark with the extra skater.
St. Lawrence would score the only goal of the first period at 4:45, as a trio of first-year students got the home team on the scoreboard. Amanda Boulier sent a pass to Ellie Williams who hammered a shot off Union goalie Kate Gallagher. However, the rebound lofted into the slot where Jessica Hon was waiting to knock the puck out of the air into the goal for her third goal of the year.
St. Lawrence, which finished the opening 20:00 minutes with a 10-3 advantage in shots, would take a 2-0 lead on the power play a mere 2:05 into the second stanza. Boulier again got the play started as she cycled the puck to the blue line to sophomore Mel Desrochers. Desrochers fed classmate Bailey Habscheid, who rifled a slap shot that beat Gallagher’s glove for her second goal of the year.
The Dutchwomen would cut their deficit back to a goal midway through the second as freshman Christine Valente’s fourth goal of the season got Union within striking distance. Molly Kate Devin found Emma Rambo who bounced a shot off of St. Lawrence goalie Carmen MacDonald’s leg pads. However, the loose puck found Valente, who lifted a soft shot just out of MacDonald’s reach into the net to get the visitors on the scoreboard trailing 2-1.
St. Lawrence, which tied Union 2-2 earlier this season, would assert itself in the final period, using a dominant 12-2 advantage in shots to keep the Dutchwomen from threatening the lead. Captain Karell Emard’s sixth goal of the year at the 15:24 mark sealed the win for the Saints, with assists going to juniors Kelly Sabatine and Brooke Fernandez. Fernandez started the attacked with a shot from the blue line that Sabatine re-directed to Emard on the near post who wristed a shot past Gallagher for the team’s second power play goal of the game and a 3-1 win.
Gallagher closed with 35 saves in the loss for Union, while MacDonald stopped 12 of the 13 shots she saw.
Niagara Women Play to Tie
The Niagara women's hockey team (7-6-5) played non-conference opponents Ohio State Buckeyes (8-5-2) to a 1-1 draw Friday evening at OSU Ice Rink.
The only tallies of the game came in the opening period where both teams traded goals. The Purple Eagles and Buckeyes would see quality chances for the remainder of the game, but neither team could get past the solid performance of the goalies.
"It was a good effort today," said head coach Josh Sciba. "We worked hard and really took pride in some details. Ohio State is very talented offensively and it will take even more to win tomorrow. Abby made some key saves that gave us energy."
Ohio State struck first at the 5:21 mark when senior Natalie Spooner tallied goal 14 of the season on the powerplay past netminder Abby Ryplanski. With less than three minutes to play in the period, Niagara tied it at one. Junior Kelsey Welch snuck one behind goalie Chelsea Knapp for the eighth time this season off feeds from Jessica Hitchcock and Erin Burns.
Ryplanski finished with 21 saves. Niagara outshot Ohio State 23-22 for the game.
The only tallies of the game came in the opening period where both teams traded goals. The Purple Eagles and Buckeyes would see quality chances for the remainder of the game, but neither team could get past the solid performance of the goalies.
"It was a good effort today," said head coach Josh Sciba. "We worked hard and really took pride in some details. Ohio State is very talented offensively and it will take even more to win tomorrow. Abby made some key saves that gave us energy."
Ohio State struck first at the 5:21 mark when senior Natalie Spooner tallied goal 14 of the season on the powerplay past netminder Abby Ryplanski. With less than three minutes to play in the period, Niagara tied it at one. Junior Kelsey Welch snuck one behind goalie Chelsea Knapp for the eighth time this season off feeds from Jessica Hitchcock and Erin Burns.
Ryplanski finished with 21 saves. Niagara outshot Ohio State 23-22 for the game.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Three New Yorker's Named to U18 Women's Team
Three native New Yorker's have been named to the 2012 U.S.Women's Natioal U18 Team.
Courtney Burke, Albany; Miye D'Oench, New York and Dana Trivigno, Setauket will be among the 22 players that will compete in the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women's World Championship in Prerov and Zlin, Czech Republic in December.
Burke, a defenseman, and Dana Trivigno, a forward, played on the gold medal 2011 team.
D'Oench is making her first appearance on the team.
The Championship will be played December 31 through January 7.
Courtney Burke, Albany; Miye D'Oench, New York and Dana Trivigno, Setauket will be among the 22 players that will compete in the 2012 International Ice Hockey Federation U18 Women's World Championship in Prerov and Zlin, Czech Republic in December.
Burke, a defenseman, and Dana Trivigno, a forward, played on the gold medal 2011 team.
D'Oench is making her first appearance on the team.
The Championship will be played December 31 through January 7.
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