In two heated matchups, Cornell Women’s Ice Hockey faced some of the best teams in the conference to become the 2025 ECAC Champions.
FIRST GOAL | Forward Lily Delianedis ’25 celebrates after scoring Cornell’s first goal against Clarkson, giving the Red a 1-0 lead. (Leilani Burke/Sun Senior Photographer)
TRIPLE OVERTIME | The Friday afternoon contest was attended by over 1,400 fans, and the two teams remained tied for so long that the game was pushed into triple overtime. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Staff Photographer)
GOLDEN GOALTENDING | ECAC Goaltender of the Year Annelies Bergmann ’27 made 54 saves over the course of the matchup. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Staff Photographer)
VICTORIOUS FINALISTS | After an intense four-hour contest, Delianedis scored her second goal, securing the Red a spot in the ECAC championship game the next day. (Leilani Burke/Sun Senior Photographer)
PACK LYNAH | Over 1,800 Cornell fans showed up at Lynah Rink Saturday afternoon to support women’s hockey in the ECAC title game against Colgate. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Staff Photographer)
THREE CHEERS FOR CORNELL | Karel Prefontaine ’27 scored in the third period to put the Red up 3-1. (Leilani Burke/Sun Senior Photographer)
HOME-ICE ADVANTAGE | Unlike the men’s ECAC tournament, which is held in Lake Placid each year, No. 3-ranked Red had home-ice advantage. Student support from the Lynah Faithful led the team to a win.(Leilani Burke/Sun Senior Photographer)
TROPHIES UP! | After Cornell won 5-1 against the Raiders, the team was awarded the ECAC championship trophy. (Nathan Ellison/Sun Staff Photographer)
TRIUMPH | Mckenna Van Gelder ’26, who scored the contest’s opening goal, holds up the ECAC championship trophy. (Leilani Burke/Sun Senior Photographer)
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